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[hot-dawg, -dog] /ˈhɒtˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg/ Informal.

verb (used without object), hot-dogged, hot-dogging.
1.
to perform unusual or very intricate maneuvers in a sport, especially surfing or skiing.
2.
to perform in a recklessly or flamboyantly skillful manner, as in a sport or athletic activity; show off.
adjective
3.
skillful or excellent, as in sports performance.
4.
of, indicating, or for a type of sports activity, especially surfing or skiing, in which intricate and potentially dangerous stunts are performed.
5.
intended or done to draw attention; showy or sensational.
[noun hot dawg; interjection hot dawg] /noun ˈhɒt ˌdɔg; interjection ˈhɒt ˈdɔg/
noun
1.
a frankfurter.
2.
a sandwich consisting of a frankfurter in a split roll, usually eaten with mustard, sauerkraut, or relish.
3.
Also, hotdog, hot dogger, hotdogger, hot-dogger. Informal.

interjection
4.
Informal. (used to express great joy or delight.)
noun
1.
a sausage, esp a frankfurter, served hot in a long roll split lengthways
noun
1.
(mainly US) a person who performs showy acrobatic manoeuvres when skiing or surfing
verb hot-dog, -dogs, -dogging, -dogged
2.
(intransitive) to perform a series of manoeuvres in skiing, surfing, etc, esp in a showy manner

also hotdog, “sausage on a split roll,” c.1890, popularized by cartoonist T.A. Dorgan. It is said to echo a 19c. suspicion (occasionally justified) that sausages contained dog meat. Meaning “someone particularly skilled or excellent” (with overtones of showing off) is from 1896. Connection between the two senses, if any, is unclear. Hot dog! as an exclamation of approval was in use by 1906.

interjection

An exclamation of delight, gratification, relish, etc; hot damn, hot shit: Did you have a good time? ”Hot dog!” (1906+)

modifier

noun phrase

noun

: Walter is one of the good guys, not a hot dog (1966+)

verb phrase

1.
A person who performs showy, often dangerous stunts, especially but not exclusively in sports; also, a showoff. For example, He was a shameless hot dog on the tennis court, smashing every ball, or She was a hot dog behind the wheel, screeching her wheels at every turn. The relation of this term to the edible hot dog is unknown. [ ; c. 1900 ]
2.
Also, hot diggety dog; hot diggety. An interjection expressing delight or enthusiasm, as in Hot dog! What a great gift, or Hot diggety! We got the best concert tickets after all. [ ; c. 1900 ]