as in showboating
to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior
a skier who couldn't resist the urge to hotdog on the slopes whenever he wanted to impress a girl
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Meanwhile, as all of this is happening, Meredith is cutting up with the other ladies at the spa, without a care in the world.—
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Ford is planning on cutting up to 1,000 roles in electric-vehicle production in Germany.—
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MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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In April 2020, Iglesias shared a video of him horsing around with Lucy and Nicholas as the pair attempted to climb on his back for a ride.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
19 Jan. 2026
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Gisin hopes that by fooling around with measurements of these more exotic states, physicists will come to better understand the role of measurement in general.—
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8 Aug. 2025
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As a showcase of youth innovation, future artificial intelligence technology took center stage in Rancho Cordova with students showing off their bots.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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But Fitzgerald was the team leader in interceptions (six), showing off his ball-hawking abilities.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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With plenty of chairs around the roaring fires, the cookout feels like an embodiment of the ranch itself.—
Asonta Benetti,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Japan’s box office came roaring back to good health in 2025 — a hopeful indicator for the battered global theatrical business, delivered from what remains the world’s third-largest film market.—
Patrick Brzeski,
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29 Jan. 2026
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Likewise, when the young men started acting up, Josephine Holt took a keen interest in her newspaper.—
Literary Hub,
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21 Jan. 2026
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If your trackpad is acting up, keyboard shortcuts can keep you productive without fighting the cursor.—
Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Hotdogging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotdogging. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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