Hotdog vs Hot Dog

Hotdog is now commonly accepted as one word in most dictionaries - do most here prefer to spell it as two words?

Perhaps because a couple of years ago I was chastised here for spelling it as one word.

That is shocking!

My Flock spell check thinks it should be 2 words. It thinks I misspell jalapeno though.
Joe

Spell check is like map quest - years behind the times.

It actually IS two words. That's why its two words.

Hotdog:

Noun 1. hotdog - someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself hot dog
show-off, exhibitionist - someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention
2. hotdog - a frankfurter served hot on a bun red hot, hot dog
frankfurter, weenie, wienerwurst, wiener, frank, hot dog, hotdog, dog - a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

frankfurter bun, hotdog bun - a long bun shaped to hold a frankfurter

sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them

chili dog - a hotdog with chili con carne on it
3. hotdog - a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll frankfurter, weenie, wienerwurst, wiener, frank, hot dog, dog
sausage - highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings

Vienna sausage - short slender frankfurter usually with ends cut off

red hot, hot dog, hotdog - a frankfurter served hot on a bun

Two words for a frank, and one word for a show-off.

Is this seriously a concern for you people?

I'm in the bbq business and don't really care if you spell it bbq, bar-b-que, barbecue, bar-b-cue, or crap on a plate.

It's a hot dog (errr....hotdog) for crying out loud.  Just don't call it a frankfurter.  LOL

Not until I read the thread did I know what it was about.

I didn't notice the difference in the thread title.

Not until I read this thread did I know what it was about.

I hadn't noticed the difference in the thread title.

Odd

 

Michael Hoffman


Hotdog:

Noun 1. hotdog - someone who performs dangerous stunts to attract attention to himself hot dog
show-off, exhibitionist - someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to attract attention
2. hotdog - a frankfurter served hot on a bun red hot, hot dog
frankfurter, weenie, wienerwurst, wiener, frank, hot dog, hotdog, dog - a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

frankfurter bun, hotdog bun - a long bun shaped to hold a frankfurter

sandwich - two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them

chili dog - a hotdog with chili con carne on it
3. hotdog - a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll frankfurter, weenie, wienerwurst, wiener, frank, hot dog, dog
sausage - highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings

Vienna sausage - short slender frankfurter usually with ends cut off

red hot, hot dog, hotdog - a frankfurter served hot on a bun

Man I wish I had a dictionary with pictures like that when I was growing up!

The folks at the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council, (And who should know better than them, or is it they) spell it----------------Hot Dog
 
http://www.hot-dog.org/ 

They are too tied to tradition mi amigo.

I use "hot dog" when it's a noun and "hotdog" when it's a verb.

Brad

That is old style thinking.

And why is there no Ham in a Hamburger? Or is it Ham Burger?

(just kidding)

Hey but to each its own.

When customers start telling you it is one word now you may change.

Mebbe not.

Actually Ham Burger was on perry mason

FriedClamFanatic


And why is there no Ham in a Hamburger? Or is it Ham Burger?

(just kidding)

Let's not go on tangents.

We may argue agin about ketchup on dogs and mustard on burgers!  Or why you keep smoking when it is killing you.

FriedClamFanatic


And why is there no Ham in a Hamburger? Or is it Ham Burger?

(just kidding)

 
And why do you park in a driveway and drive on a parkway???????

English is not exactly consistent - that is why it is so much fun.

Call  them hot dogs,  hotdogs red hots, weiners, franks or frankfurters........  Whatever you choose to call them.................Just do not put ketchup on them!

Greymo:

FriedClamFanatic
Actually Ham Burger was on perry mason

And Warren Burger was a chief justice of the United States Supreme court.
 
Like Felix Frankfurter.

Two words

Two words

Why is backyard one word while front yard is two?

To answer the opening question, hot dog.

Greymo


Call  them hot dogs,  hotdogs red hots, weiners, franks or frankfurters........  Whatever you choose to call them.................Just do not put ketchup on them!

.....indubitably.....

Hotdog is now allowable in Scrabble btw.