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hot rod

noun

Etymology

Attested since 1945 in American English, specifically meaning ‘hunk of metal’.

Definitions

  1. Typically a passenger vehicle modified to run and/or accelerate faster. The term may be…

    Typically a passenger vehicle modified to run and/or accelerate faster. The term may be used generically to apply to any car, truck, or motorcycle (et al.) modified for increased speed and/or performance. It may also be used to specifically describe and refer to modified cars from the original (or traditional) era of "hot rods", post World War II and prior to 1960.

  2. The penis.

  3. To modify a vehicle for enhanced driving performance, top speed, and/or to accelerate…

    To modify a vehicle for enhanced driving performance, top speed, and/or to accelerate faster.

    • Are you going to hot rod [the vehicle] or leave it stock?

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA