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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Recent Examples of hotdog
Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 3 Feb. 2025
Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Dec. 2025
Parents will get 25% off soup, sandwich, hot dog and nonalcoholic drink items.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Several new restaurants opened in Louisville in December, including a Brazilian steakhouse and a gourmet hot dog joint.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for hotdog
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ConocoPhillips announced plans to cut up to 25% of its global staff.—
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Meanwhile, as all of this is happening, Meredith is cutting up with the other ladies at the spa, without a care in the world.—
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The most wonderful, crazy surprise blessing of our lives ha!—
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Julia Masli’s 2023 one-person show, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, became an international phenomenon by offering something unconventional for a piece of comedy: help.—
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Two hundred cowboys led the parade, all of whom worked for the Kansas City Stockyards.—
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Tapping into this 2025 obsession, Miron Crosby, a leader in fashion-forward cowboy boots, has teamed up with luxury label Carolina Herrera on a two-boot collection that honors both the cowboy and the sophisticate inside of you.—
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Hotdoggers are not only expected to drive around the giant wiener, but schedule marketing events, appear for on-air interviews, and of course, hand out merchandise.—
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Choose from a green with Christmas trees, white with weiner dogs and holly, or red satin.—
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At this point in time, my little AI company, a lean and mean group of passionate believers, is horsing around fine-tuning the product, living on a couple of angel investments, where a 10X return on few million dollars is very satisfying, not only to the angel, but also to the employees.—
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Running or horsing around with sparklers can also cause injuries and burns when users trip and fall.—
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But, hey, nothing gold can stay — especially across 27 seasons.—
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But hey, two billionaire friends are better than one, right?—
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The figures of frankfurters purchased were already piling up as the Twins took batting practice roughly 90 minutes before the 7:08 p.m. first pitch.—
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Smack dab in the middle of hot dog season is a day to celebrate the frankfurter: National Hot Dog Day, which falls this year on Wednesday, July 16.—
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Moore turns her daughter around and shows off her backside, which is also covered in poop.—
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The 21st annual Dine Downtown starts Friday, with more than 30 Sacramento restaurants showing off their chops with unique, limited-time prix fixe menus.—
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“Hotdog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hotdog. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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