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9.3
To do daring showy tricks to get attention, often in sports
  • verb
  • /ˈhɑtˌdɔɡɪŋ/
  • Slang
translation icon : hacer acrobacias
  • The snowboarder was hotdogging down the slope, drawing cheers from the crowd.

Examples

  • He was hotdogging on his bike, trying to impress his friends with risky tricks.

  • Don't hotdog during the competition!

  • Some players get injured when they start hotdogging instead of focusing on the basics.

  • He loves hotdogging on his skateboard.

  • The snowboarder was hotdogging down the slope, drawing cheers from the crowd.

  • He was hotdogging on his bike, trying to impress his friends with risky tricks.

  • Some players get injured when they start hotdogging instead of focusing on the basics.

Synonyms

to hot-dog
vsto hotdogging
  • Slang
7 7.8

To show off by doing fancy moves in sports like skiing

is the same meaning but usually written without a hyphen
to stunt
vsto hotdogging
1 4.6

To do a dangerous physical trick to entertain people

focuses on doing such acts to attract attention or impress others
to showboating
vsto hotdogging
  • Informal
6.9

To act in a dramatic way to get attention

is about riskier, physically daring acts rather than flashy display

Antonyms

to play it safe
42 3.4

Choose a careful option to avoid risks

How Daring

to hotdogging
  • Slang
9.3
to stunt
1 4.6

Surface Forms

hotdog infinitive
hotdogged past
hotdogged past participle
hotdogging present participle
hotdogs third person singular

Morphology

hotdogging = hotdog (transparent) = hot + dog + ing

Present participle formed regularly from the verb 'hotdog' by adding '-ing'; the meaning is the action of showing off.

Etymology

Hotdogging comes from American slang hot dog, used for a person who 'shows off' with tricks, especially in sports. So hotdogging as a verb means to perform daring, showy stunts to impress people.