hot doggery
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Meaning · English
The behaviour of a hot-dogger, or sporting show-off.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Just this week, the bearded Ozzie Smith was told not to shave, but to stop doing acrobatic backflips before baseball games. Ozzie only does this once in a while, and no one seems to consider his behavior any sort of hot doggery.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “hot doggery” mean?
The behaviour of a hot-dogger, or sporting show-off.
Is “hot doggery” formal or informal?
hot doggery is generally slang.