What is slang for hot dog?
In this page you can discover 20 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hot-dog, like: dog, frank, red-hot; showoff, redhot, Georgia hot, crowd-pleaser, hotshot, weenie, wiener, red-hot and wienerwurst.
What are hot dogs names?
Hot dog
| A typical hot dog with added mustard as a condiment | |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | Frankfurter, frank, wiener, weenie, tube steak, sausage, banger, coney |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Sausage made from pork, beef, chicken, turkey or combinations thereof and a bun |
| Variations | Multiple |
How would you describe a hot dog?
It provides the following: “Hot dog” means a whole, cured, cooked sausage that is skinless or stuffed in a casing, that may be known as a frankfurter, frank, furter, wiener, red hot, vienna, bologna, garlic bologna, or knockwurst, and that may be served in a bun or roll.
What do British call hot dogs?
In the US, a hot dog, a frankfurter, and a wiener are synonymous. Other types of sausages are not the same thing. In the UK a ‘hot dog’ is first and foremost the dish made from putting a sausage in a bun (and usually adding ketchup and mustard).
Why hot dog has this name?
How term “hot dog” came about. References to dachshund sausages and ultimately hot dogs can be traced to German immigrants in the 1800s. These immigrants brought not only sausages to America, but dachshund dogs. The name most likely began as a joke about the Germans’ small, long, thin dogs.
Who named the hot dog?
The German immigrants brought not just sausages but also dachshunds when they came to the United States. The name ‘hot dog’ possibly began as a joke about their thin, long and small dogs. In fact, the Germans called their dish ‘dachshund sausages’ or ‘little dog’, thus connecting the term ‘dog’ to the hot dog.