"hot rod" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-hot rod.ogg Forms: hot rods [plural]
Etymology: Attested since 1945 in American English, specifically meaning ‘hunk of metal’. Head templates: {{en-noun}} hot rod (plural hot rods)
  1. 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. Categories (topical): Genitalia Synonyms: racer, rod, speedster, hotrod, hot-rod Derived forms: hotrodder, hotrodding
    Sense id: en-hot_rod-en-noun-vKvQCpMc Disambiguation of Genitalia: 52 31 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 3 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 6 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 2 19
  2. (sexuality, slang) The penis. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Sexuality Synonyms: penis
    Sense id: en-hot_rod-en-noun-JrEPyTmp Topics: lifestyle, sexuality

Verb

Audio: En-au-hot rod.ogg Forms: hot rods [present, singular, third-person], hot rodding [participle, present], hot rodded [participle, past], hot rodded [past]
Etymology: Attested since 1945 in American English, specifically meaning ‘hunk of metal’. Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} hot rod (third-person singular simple present hot rods, present participle hot rodding, simple past and past participle hot rodded)
  1. (colloquial, slang) To modify a vehicle for enhanced driving performance, top speed, and/or to accelerate faster. Tags: colloquial, slang Synonyms: customize, modify, alter Derived forms: hot rodded, hot rodding, hotrodded Related terms: customize, custom car, gasser, pro street, street machine, street rod, T bucket
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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