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hot dog - 7 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | hot dog |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | frankfurter |
| Synonyms: | boaster, dog, frank, frankfurter, red-hot, sausage, wiener, Georgia hot, crowd-pleaser, flaunter, foot long, footlong, grandstander, hotshot, pigs in a blanket, redhot, showboat, weenie, weenie |
| Notes: | a frankfurter is a smoked sausage, hot dog describes a frankfurter served in a bun or roll, and wiener is actually 'wienerwurst' or Vienna sausage and later became a synonym for frankfurter |
| Main Entry: | hot dog |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | showoff |
| Synonyms: | boaster, braggart, crowd-pleaser, granstander, showboat |
| Main Entry: | frankfurter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cylindrical meat sausage |
| Synonyms: | dog*, frank, hot dog, link, wiener, Coney Island, bowwow, footlong, weenie, wienerwurst |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grandstand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | show off |
| Synonyms: | hot dog*, parade, prance, strut, swagger, be ostentatious, be vain, flaunt it, play to the crowd, put on airs, showboat |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | influential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | effective, powerful |
| Synonyms: | affecting, authoritative, controlling, dominant, efficacious, famous, forcible, governing, important, impressive, inspiring, instrumental, leading, meaningful, momentous, moving, name, persuasive, potent, prominent, significant, strong, substantial, telling, touching, weighty, big-gun, big-wheel, guiding, hot-dog, major-league |
| Antonyms: | ineffective, ineffectual, unimportant, unmoving, weak, uninfluential |
| Main Entry: | ham |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one who overacts |
| Synonyms: | exhibitionist, hot dog*, showoff, grandstander, hotshot |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wiener |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | frankfurter |
| Synonyms: | dog*, frank*, hot dog, link, sausage, Vienna sausage, footlong*, wienerwurst |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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