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hotdogging

American

[hot-daw-ging, -dog-ing] / ˈhɒtˌdɔ gɪŋ, -ˌdɒg ɪŋ /

Or hot-dogging

noun

Informal.

the act of one who hot-dogs; the performance of intricate, daring, or flamboyant stunts.

Etymology

Origin of hotdogging

First recorded in 1960–65; hot-dog + -ing ¹

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He was praised for his showmanship and damned for his hotdogging when his too-small cap went sailing, often aided by a flick of a finger.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024

Some mountain resorts have been wary of snowboards, fearing that hotdogging teenagers would intimidate regular skiers.

From Time Magazine Archive

The video image showed a Chinese F-8 jet hotdogging and harassing the American aircraft.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was a sad parenthesis in the wacky competition that combines hotdogging exhibitionism with athletic zeal.

From Time Magazine Archive

Rumsfeld, a onetime naval aviator, praised Osborn's coolness, even as he criticized Wang's hotdogging.

From Time Magazine Archive

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