as in to cut up
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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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Feb. 2025
Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Besides those figures holding mufflers and tires, others were outfitted as cowboys, Indians, lumberjacks (often known as Paul Bunyans), astronauts, chefs, dentists, golfers, hot dog vendors, race-car drivers, pirates and service-station attendants.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
The creative additions build on the Rangers' reputation for eye-catching stadium food, following last season's viral three-foot-long hot dog.
—Trevor Sochocki, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Send any news, comments, Meta predictions, or Costco hotdogs to talk@qz.com.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Feb. 2025
Interjection
Tim Robinson is dressed like a hot dog after a wienermobile crashes through the wall of a clothing store.
—Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Besides those figures holding mufflers and tires, others were outfitted as cowboys, Indians, lumberjacks (often known as Paul Bunyans), astronauts, chefs, dentists, golfers, hot dog vendors, race-car drivers, pirates and service-station attendants.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Noun
Dick Portillo, then 23 years old, opened the Dog House hot dog stand in Villa Park.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
The creative additions build on the Rangers' reputation for eye-catching stadium food, following last season's viral three-foot-long hot dog.
—Trevor Sochocki, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotdog
Verb
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Instead of dwelling in doubt, cut up paper and throw it around.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Firefighting crews worked Monday to cool residual heat and prevent hot spots from causing reignition, using chainsaws to fell and cut up hazardous trees, inspecting each section for heat and using hoses to extinguish any remaining embers.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2026
Interjection
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The Enthoven family refer to themselves as custodians of Spier, an indication of their long-view commitment to their 620-ha parcel of land.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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Directed by Kim Min-ha as a standalone sequel to his 2024 feature, the film stars Han Sun-hwa as a passionate student teacher who, along with a high school black magic club, must survive a supernatural, deadly version of a mock exam orchestrated by a 400-year-old samurai ghost.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Today, the ranch remains fully operational, complete with cowboys, horses, and cattle—some of which reportedly supply beef to Ralph Lauren restaurants.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
22 May 2026
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One prompted stories of an old cowboy sitting alone on a porch, surveying a ghost town; another prompted stories about a sun rising over a meadow, where tiny creatures awakened and started to frolic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
Noun
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On the final lap of the two-lap sprint, we were treated to some incredible three-wiener-wide racing down the backstretch.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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The German served up wiener schnitzel the following year, while in 1988 Scotland’s Sandy Lyle laid on some haggis – sheep’s offal minced, spiced and served in its stomach, and plated up to the sound of bagpipes.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Ortiz navigated past 17 other horses around the final turn and made a hard charge down the stretch.—
Stephen Whyno,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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Ortiz navigated past 17 other horses around the final turn and made a hard charge down the stretch.—
Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
Interjection
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Arizona has won 11 games and lost only five since promoting him, which feels significant (but, hey, correlation/causation and whatnot).—
Andy Behrens,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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But, hey, at least there was no Hourglass!—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Faster than a speeding frankfurter, in comes the second annual Wienie 500.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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This Jewish deli does far more than pastrami, with a full deli counter and dine-in menu—there are frankfurters with saurkraut and other pickled things, knishes and latkes, matzo ball soup, and even gefilte fish—but the sky-high sandwiches are the reason to take the train alllll the way uptown.—
Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Back in April, Brittany proudly showed off some snaps of her girl dressed in a cowboy hat, denim dress and cowboy boots.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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Saturday’s stage to Pila, a long if shallow climb in Italy’s far north-west, was the sort of day built to show off Vingegaard’s explosivity, a major training focus since his crash in the Basque Itzulia two years ago.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
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“Hotdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotdog. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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