I am curious: where does the name “Hot-dog” come from? I was thinking about the food.
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hot dog (n.) entymonline
also hotdog, “sausage on a split roll,” c. 1890, American English, from hot (adj.) + dog (n.). Many early references are in college student publications; later popularized, but probably not coined, by cartoonist T.A. “Tad” Dorgan (1877-1929). It is said in early explanations to echo a suspicion (occasionally justified) that sausages contained dog meat.
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