"hot rod" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-hot rod.ogg [Australia] 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. Synonyms: racer, rod, speedster, hotrod, hot-rod Derived forms: hotrodder, hotrodding
    Sense id: en-hot_rod-en-noun-vKvQCpMc Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 79 3 18 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 71 3 26
  2. (sexuality, slang) The penis. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Sexuality, Genitalia Synonyms: penis
    Sense id: en-hot_rod-en-noun-JrEPyTmp Disambiguation of Genitalia: 26 58 16 Topics: lifestyle, sexuality

Verb

Audio: En-au-hot rod.ogg [Australia] Forms: hot rods [present, singular, third-person], hot roding [participle, present], hot roded [participle, past], hot roded [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 roding, simple past and past participle hot roded)
  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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