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givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It is…
“Hotdogging” is showing off and trying to attract attention.
It may have replaced “frankfurter” because the people selling them in stands were “hotdogging” as part of their sales pitch.
So, instead of buying a “frankfurter” from a “hot dogger” people just started buying “hot dogs”.
Not sure if that’s how it happened, but it tracks with how language evolves normally.
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
So you’re saying this is Frank’s fault?
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Dr. Frank-N-Furter
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givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Dude was definitely hot dogging…
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Once again, Tim Curry helps us make sense of it all.
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
The hottest…