English

A hot dog on a bun, with ketchup.

Alternative forms

• hotdog

Interjection

hot dog!

1. An expression of delight or enthusiasm
   • 1954, Oren Arnold, The Golden Chair, Elsevier, page 249,

     He patted his lap for her to sit on. Hot dog, I said to myself; settin' on his lap!

   • 2006, Robert B. Parker, Hundred-Dollar Baby, Putnam, ISBN 0399153764, page 140,

     "Anybody with an alibi they can tell me?" I said.

     No one said anything.

     "Hot dog!" I said.

2. An expression of disappointment

Noun

hot dog ‎(plural hot dogs)

1. A snack food consisting of a frankfurter, or wiener, in a bread roll, usually served with ketchup, mustard, relish, etc.
2. A sausage of the type used as a general ingredient in this snack.
3. A show-off or daredevil, especially in such sports as surfing, skateboarding, or skiing.
4. (New Zealand) A battered, deep-fried sausage or saveloy on a stick.

Translations

See also

• sav
• saveloy

Verb

hot dog ‎(third-person singular simple present hot dogs, present participle hot dogging, simple past and past participle hot dogged)

1. (intransitive, slang) To perform a dangerous or difficult act or stunt as a display of skill or daring.

Synonyms

• show off

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from English hot dog.

Noun

hot dog

1. hot dog (frankfurter in a bun)

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from English hot dog.

Noun

hot dog m (plural hot dogs)

1. hot dog (frankfurter in a bun)

Synonyms

• cachorro-quente

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from English hot dog.

Noun

hot dog m ‎(plural hot dog)

1. (Mexico) hot dog, the complete snack - never just the sausage

Synonyms

• chévere m (Guatemala and other parts of Central America)
• perrito caliente m (Spain)
• perro caliente m (Costa Rica)