hot dog
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- noun
- /hɑt dɔg/
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perrito caliente
- At the baseball game, I decided to grab a hot dog with mustard and relish.
- hot dogs and hamburgers
The problem is, I have not eaten a hot dog in three years.
- The problem is, I have not eaten a hot dog in three years.
- He eats cold hot dogs too, out of the freezer.
- Go to church, get Donuts, hot dogs, bacon, sausage, ice cream.
Examples
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Unthinkingly, he takes a bite of the hot dog and then turns.
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You want a hot dog?
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Would the manager of a hot dog stand please raise your hand?
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Do you want a hot dog, miss?
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Would everyone like to start out with some little hot dogs?
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I-I burned a hot dog and could not save it.
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I'll buy you a hot dog.
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Right now all I got is this hot dog and I'm going to eat it.
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The problem is, I have not eaten a hot dog in three years.
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Would you give a bite of your hot dog to the doggie please?
Synonyms
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Two slices of bread with food like meat or cheese between them for a meal
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8.4
A thin cooked sausage often served in a bread roll
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A food made from ground meat and spices in a thin skin
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1.8
A small cooked sausage often served in a bread roll like a hot dog
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6.8
A small soft sausage made from beef or pork and often served in a bun
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A hot dog with spicy meat sauce in a bun
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A cooked sausage in a sliced bun often eaten as fast food
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A smooth sausage usually made from beef or pork and eaten in a roll
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A hot dog in a bun that is hot, often with mustard or onions
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A smooth, smoky sausage of pork or beef often served in a bread roll
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A food people make from ground pork and spices inside a skin and cook
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A thin cooked sausage used in a hot dog
A sausage cooked on a grill and put in a bun like a hot dog
A thin smoked sausage made from beef or pork often served in a bun
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Morphology
The sense 'a person who performs dangerous or showy stunts' cannot be derived from the literal meanings of 'hot' (having elevated temperature or attractive) and 'dog' (an animal or informal term for a person). This is a slang idiom with a metaphorical, language-specific sense, so a B1 learner who only knows the constituents would not reliably infer this meaning.
Etymology
Hot dog comes from a simple image: long sausages looked a bit like little dogs, and street sellers served them hot in a roll at games and fairs. That's why 'hot dog' now means 'a cooked sausage in a bun'.