hot dog

noun

1. Informal a frankfurter or wiener, esp. one served hot in a long, soft roll, with mustard, relish, etc.
2. Slang an exclamation used to express delight

Etymology: orig. (?) so called (c. 1900) by T. A. Dorgan, U.S. cartoonist (died 1929), prob. in allusion to pop. notion that the sausage was made of dog meat

intransitive verb -·dogged′, -·dog′ging

Slang to perform, esp. in sports, so as to attract attention; show off

Etymology: < hot dog (sense )

noun

Slang a person who hot-dogs; showoff

adjective

Slang designating a form of freestyle skiing that involves acrobatics