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hotdog (also hot dog) (noun) – 1. A frankfurter, especially one served hot in a long soft roll. Also called red-hot.
- (Slang) One who performs showy, often dangerous stunts, as in skiing or surfing.
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : “Sausage on a split roll,” circa 1890, American English, from hot + dog. Many early references are in college student publications; later popularised, but probably not coined, by cartoonist T.A. “Tad” Dorgan (1877-1929). It is said in early explanations to echo a suspicion (occasionally justified) that sausages contained dog meat.
Meaning “someone particularly skilled or excellent” (with overtones of showing off) is from 1896. Connection between the two senses, if any, is unclear. Hot dog! as an exclamation of approval was in use by 1906.
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