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hot dog

 
parts of speech:
noun, interjection
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part of speech: noun
pronunciation: hat dawg [or] hat dag
definition: A hot dog is a long, cooked sausage that is usually reddish-brown in color. You eat it in a soft roll called a "bun."
We bought hot dogs at the baseball game.
 
 
part of speech: interjection
pronunciation: hat dawg
definition: Some people say "hot DOG!" when they are are very happy and excited.
Hot dog! What a game! We're winning seventeen to nothing!
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