How common is it for you to use "dogs" instead of "hotdogs" in everyday speech?
Posted by BflatminorOp23@reddit | AskAnAmerican | View on Reddit | 658 comments
For example: "we're eating burgers and dogs".
I assume that it is rare but I want to know have often done you use this short form? Have you ever used it? Also are there some states where this is more common?
Apart-Clothes-8970@reddit
Never. I've never heard it or said it. Sounds weird.
Justdonedil@reddit
I tend to say hot dogs. My husband will say "butgers and dogs" together but then says hot dog if just the one. Then there is our niece and daughter that say glizzys.
DeadPhish_10@reddit
I prefer throat rockets
Ashsquatch11@reddit
Lmfao never. I'm from tx
Maleficent_Pea3314@reddit
Never. California. But I occasionally do say burger, because half of my family are non-dairy eaters and I will get a variant of:
Do you want a hamburger?
No, but I’ll take a cheeseburger.
EloquentRacer92@reddit
Not very often around Washington. Probably a Southern thing.
VentusHermetis@reddit
I don't remember ever saying that in the 25 years I ate meat or when I've occasionally bought veggie dogs (Hey! Does that count? I'm not counting it, as there's a qualifier.).
fuckybitchyshitfuck@reddit
"I got that dog in me" (I just ate at the Costco food court)
RepresentativeSad311@reddit
Never. It never even occurred to me that people might say that.
jseego@reddit
Absent any other context, never.
Within context, often.
"Hey, we're gonna fire up the grill, who wants burgers, who wants dogs?"
CinemaSideBySides@reddit
The answers in this thread are so fascinating to me. For all the people saying they never say 'dogs,' I'm wondering if they also say 'hamburger' or 'cheeseburger' every single time as well instead of 'burger.'
ald9351@reddit
I would sometimes shorten hamburger to burger, because it has no other common meaning. I would never shorten hotdog to dog because dog has a different meaning. Additionally, I don’t shorten cocktails to cocks.
huazzy@reddit
Also fascinating to me. But the more I think about it, the stranger it is to say "dogs" outside of very specific examples.
The idea of someone asking you to pick up "dog buns" or "buns for the dogs" just sounds.... weird.
But agree with you that I feel like I've used the term "dogs" quite often.
PresidentBaileyb@reddit
“Buns for the dogs” makes sense to me. Pretty sure I’ve said this exact thing.
“Dog buns?” Never unless I’m talking about an adorable Corgi booty
the_urban_juror@reddit
Dog is a word with a meaning other than the food. "We'll have dogs and beers on the patio" isn't clear, but the same sentence with burgers instead of hot dogs is clear.
self_of_steam@reddit
But weirdly "Beer and dogs" makes me immediately think "hotdogs" while "Dogs and beer" makes me think we're drinking and chilling with the pets
SubstantialBat3596@reddit
In both scenarios I would think “bring my dog to hang out and we’re drinking beers!” (And might get a “dog beer” so my pup doesn’t get left out. It’s very likely that I’m weird, though lol
self_of_steam@reddit
Lol my dog decided she needs to have tea when I have tea. I asked my vet and he gave one look at her and said "she's a husky mix, she's a tank. Good luck with her being wired though." Luckily a little green tea does NOT wire her, she is enough of a handful on her own
SubstantialBat3596@reddit
I’ll be honest - I kinda love the crazy dog quirks sometimes
self_of_steam@reddit
And it has to be in a cup too, on a plate or in a bowl is Unacceptable. I also get her to take her meds by mixing it in something and pretending to eat it and giving her bites. Otherwise she refuses. With the one exception of pills I need her to swallow (vs her big flea med pill) I have to show it to her, wrap it in something and then she'll swallow that fast and take a non-pill treat immediately after. I tried without wrapping and it got stuck on her tongue and started disintegrating and felt really bad with how dramatic she was over the taste
On_my_last_spoon@reddit
And “my dogs are barking” can mean that my feet hurt!
_Caster@reddit
Not enough spotlight on this one 💔
IMakeOkVideosOk@reddit
But the context is there… you aren’t eating a dog and if you were gonna invite people over to bring the dogs to run around you would word it differently to say Jay bring the dog/s over to play in the yard.
the_urban_juror@reddit
Nothing in that sentence suggests the dogs would be eaten or played with, the context is missing and would be unclear to someone who regularly uses "dogs" to refer to hot dogs.
That's why people don't usually do it unless the context is clear ("dog or brat?").
IMakeOkVideosOk@reddit
The context is there in the sentence you provided… let’s sit out on the porch and have dogs and beers.
The context is: sitting out on the porch having beers- which is one of if not the most common hot dog eating environments. While dog could mean the animal it would not make sense in the context.
“Come over we’ll have dogs and beers on the patio” has all the info you need
the_urban_juror@reddit
"let's sit out on the porch and have dogs and beers" is not what I said. Misquoting doesn't add context.
IMakeOkVideosOk@reddit
“We’ll have dogs and beers on the patio”… ok… beers on the patio is the context… come on now
the_urban_juror@reddit
Of course it is, if you ignore that dogs is also in the sentence. Come on now.
Marbrandd@reddit
Unless they meant burgher and you're hosting the wealthy of the town on your patio with beers.
No-BrowEntertainment@reddit
Agreed. "Burger" is a regular word. "Dogs" in that context is very... backwards baseball cap with shutter shades, if that makes sense.
IHaveALittleNeck@reddit
Idk, when I walked my wiener dog, people regularly stopped and asked if I had a bun for my dog.
newbie527@reddit
I knew a Mainer who called them hamburgs.
FunProfessional570@reddit
Very common in New England. My dad’s family is from there, and I sometimes slip up and say that even though I live in Midwest.
Around my area it’s either “hot dog” or “Polish dog” or Chicago dog - the last two are specific toppings on the hot dog.
FadingOptimist-25@reddit
Yes, seems to be a New England thing. I’m from Minneapolis but live in Connecticut now. My SIL’s parents are from RI. She says it the most. “Who wants a hamburg?” It grates on my ears for some reason. So I’m often saying “er” every time she says it. My spouse’s family (CT) say it but not nearly as often.
FunProfessional570@reddit
It must be a RI thing. That’s where my dad’s family is from. I remember my nana always calling it that.
I don’t use it that often, but it does slip out once in a while. My daughter would use it”hamburger” occasionally when she was little. She had not been exposed to my dad’s side (we did and still do live far away). So it’s generic or I said it more than I thought I did when she was young. 🤗
dharma_dude@reddit
We also have hamburgs & cheeseburgs in MA but strangely I didn't really encounter it until I moved out to Western Mass. I have friends in RI and definitely have been to a handful of roadside joints that referred to them as that too. Always sounds weird to my ears.
I'm originally from the Cape and nobody (to my knowledge) referred to them as such, so I guess it's only certain parts of New England? It may also be a generational thing, feels like younger people are less likely to refer to them as such from my experience.
FunProfessional570@reddit
I think you’re right about it being generational. My grandfather served in WWI. Both my parents were the babies of their families and then bucked the trend and married when older than average age in the 60s and then waited to have kids. I was always shocked to see other kids grandparents that were so young!
Although my papa was definitely young at heart. He was a hoot!
Formal_Coyote_5004@reddit
I’m from Vermont and when people ask for ground beef at the deli, most call it “hamburg” (I don’t, and I don’t know why that word bothers me so much lol). When we’re talking about the actual thing we’re about to eat, we call it a “burger”
Responsible_Side8131@reddit
We are from CT and my parents and grandparents always said hamburgs
gman2391@reddit
Hamburg is the meat(ground beef). Hamburger is the finished product.
Wobbly_Joe@reddit
Grew up in PA hearing hamburg. I didn't know this was abnormal.
sideshow--@reddit
I've always called them steamed hams.
newbie527@reddit
Skinner!
chimbybobimby@reddit
Arguably, that refers more precisely to the ground beef itself and less so the sandwich, as in "can you pick up some hamburg from Hannaford's, I'm making a meatloaf tonight."
Majestic_Grocery7015@reddit
PA here, I've mostly heard it in reference to ground beef. "Hamburg barbecue" "I need some hamburg for dinner tonight"
pearlywest@reddit
Can confirm. I grew up hearing 'hamburg'.
Throw13579@reddit
Burger doesn’t have another meaning, like dogs does.
blondechick80@reddit
Very often i call ground beef, burger. Like 95% of the time
secondmoosekiteer@reddit
I feel like that's rare? Or maybe just that no one ever says it in my corner of the south. It's "hamburger meat" or "ground beef" "ground chuck" "ground sirloin" etc
BigDamBeavers@reddit
It's super common here. Even Grocery stores will list meat as "Ground Chuck Hamburger 87%". But then again we also sell a lot of ground meat that isn't Hamburger so I guess it's a relevant distinction.
secondmoosekiteer@reddit
I just look for 80/20 and pick a size. I don't really care what it's called, so long as you're not eating dogs
blondechick80@reddit
It probably is... and had no idea how uncommon it was until about 2 years ago lol.
Throw13579@reddit
I think you should stop doing that, before there is a terrible (or maybe even tragic) misunderstanding.
blondechick80@reddit
I am 44 and have never had an issue. It's 100% context, and kust the way I grew up. We can blame my mom
TresWhat@reddit
Exact same. Except we called ground beef “hamburg” and the patties “hamburger.” It was only when I left New England did I realize this was regional
blondechick80@reddit
I grew up at the Cape. Maybe it -was- regional. Lol
We would also say hamburg.
The distinction, if you say:
"Pick up some burger/hamburg at the store" is different than "pick up some hamburgers at the store" the first is referring to the raw meat, and the 2nd means patties.
"Do you want a hamburger?" Or "we're having burgers tonight" is is regards to a meal, not raw meat.
TresWhat@reddit
Yes! Exactly this
blondechick80@reddit
People not from here are often so confused when i simply say burger meaning ground beef if it comes up in conversation. Everyone i interact with has never not known what was meant
BassWingerC-137@reddit
Why not meat loaf, or meat ball? It's ground beef. Minced beef for some.
qnachowoman@reddit
We do this too, it’s burger, I don’t see how that could cause any confusion.
blondechick80@reddit
It really not a big deal. You can make hamburgers with the ground meat, and you can use premade patties in many dishes that require a ground meat
BigDamBeavers@reddit
"Hamburger" is the ground meat where I come from. If it's on a grill or a type of restaurant it's "Burger". You definitely say "Cheeseburger" if you want cheese because people don't read minds.
rogue780@reddit
I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that it's because "burger" really has no other meaning than hamburger or some variation of hamburger (chicken burger, maybe, or veggie burger).
Dog, however, primarily means the animal canis domesticus, or feet. To add to the ambiguity, eating a dog doesn't always mean a hotdog either, since the idea of other cultures eating actual dogs is part of our cognitive collective.
So I think the answer is that we typically shorten things only to the point where the meaning remains unambiguous.
_Caster@reddit
Try hard
Dr-Jay-Broni@reddit
I say burger for all. I always say hotdog. Idk man
Screws_Loose@reddit
I never say dogs but almost always use burger
Sleepygirl57@reddit
I’ve heard it done but not something I say. It’s always hot dogs.
Heavy72@reddit
I've always said hotdogs and (ham)burgers, not the otherwise around. I also ask if they want cheese on the burger.
Any_Werewolf_5290@reddit
I don't know about others but I came here to basically say just that. I don't say dogs, I always say hotdogs. Also, I don't say burgers, I say either hamburger or cheeseburger. I don't have a good reason for why I do this, I just always have
Significant-Toe2648@reddit
Never say dogs, always say burger.
Panda_Milla@reddit
I never say hamburger unless in a joking manner. Burgers don't have cheese, cheeseburgers do. And hot dogs cuz otherwise people are looking around for actual dogs.
chabadgirl770@reddit
I do the opposite, I say burgers and hot dogs lol (but also cuz I keep kosher so it’s not actually ham or cheese maybe? Lol I do use hamburger as well sometimes, never cheeseburger)
Nancy_Drew23@reddit
I’m sure the people who don’t say “dogs” for hotdogs DO use the word “burgers” because it has no alternative meaning. Dogs on the other hand, is used way more frequently to mean actual dogs, not hotdogs.
shelwood46@reddit
I do know that if you order a "hamburger" at Wendy's, they put cheese on it unless you specifically ask for no cheese, which I find infuriating.
Liathano_Fire@reddit
I don't ever say dogs, and now I'm trying to think which I use more, burgers or hamburgers. My gut is telling me hamburgers, and I definitely say cheeseburger.
greengreengreen316@reddit
Steamed hams.
thebeatsandreptaur@reddit
Whenever I (rarely) make the choice to eat at Krystal's or White Castle, this is what I say to this day lol.
sideshow--@reddit
I'm from Utica, and I never heard anyone use the phrase steamed hams.
carrjo04@reddit
Steamed dogs can be delightfully devilsh
geri73@reddit
I'd say a burger with cheese.
SameStatistician5423@reddit
I do, because they are different things. But it rarely comes up cause that's not something I eat often.
AlgaeFew8512@reddit
Burger still clearly means a ham or cheese burger. Hotdog without the hot sounds more like the animal and would make anyone double check if offered some dog from the barbecue.
slothboy@reddit
I almost always say "hotdog" as far as I am aware.
I usually use Burger to refer to ham or chees variants. More often than not, cheese is likely to be a basic topping, so I don't call it out in the name. Just like I don't say "mustardburger" or "tomatoburger".
If I'm ordering at a restaurant and the menu has cheeseburger as a separate option then I would order it as "cheeseburger" just like if it was a "rodeo ranch burger" or whatever. I go with the provided naming convention.
I also say "brat" for bratwurst.
"Wanna come over for a barbeque? We're having burgers, hotdogs and brats."
poisonedkiwi@reddit
I shorten "burger" all the time. I never shorten "dogs" though. When people say dogs it either makes me think of the animal, or toes. I don't want to be grilling either of those.
SignalLock@reddit
The context comment kind of answers this. Nobody hears burgers and thinks of a pet or anything else. Burgers works in any context. Dogs is more context specific.
Joeygorgia@reddit
As someone who never uses dogs, I use burger all the time. There are enough different types of dog I feel the need to specify, there’s really only a cheeseburger or a hamburger, and most everyone I know assumes cheeseburger and they are right 99% of the time. Meanwhile there are New York hot dog, chili dog, cheese dog, chili cheese dog, foot long hot dog, dog is too generic and there isn’t a good chance of being right in any case when I ask.
I_Hate_Reddit_56@reddit
Burgers and hotdogs. That's what I hear
Cocacola_Desierto@reddit
Only if I need to clarify with cheese or not. I always default to cheese and assume others do too if we're grilling, so it's just burger.
TuxRug@reddit
I rarely say 'burger' unless it's part of a compound word like 'cheeseburger' or I'm referring to a name on a menu (such as 'butterburger'). Similar applies to 'dogs' ('chili-cheese dog', etc.)
Dark_Web_Duck@reddit
I'm one that says the whole word for all 3.
Electric-Sheepskin@reddit
No. I say burger all the time. Also brats. But I don't think I've ever said dog.
fourthfloorgreg@reddit
I don't think I ever say 'dogs, but in rapid speech I pronounce "hotdog" something like [ˈɦɑˌɾ̥ɑɡ].
Range-Shoddy@reddit
I always say cheeseburger and you can ask for it without cheese but default is always cheese. I always say hot dog.
freshamy@reddit
I don’t think I’ve ever referred to hot dogs as “dogs”.
RomeTotalWhore@reddit
Ofcourse they don’t, thats not really a 1:1 comparison. Burger isn’t an english word aside from referring to the food, and it doesn’t sound like a contrived attempt to sound informal like “dog” does for hotdogs. And as an aside, all burgers are cheeseburgers until stated otherwise.
Electronic_Dog_9361@reddit
I've never said dogs, when referring to hot dogs. I do refer to hamburgers as burgers; if it has cheese it is always a cheeseburger.
DoubleDandelion@reddit
I think it depends on the formality of the person speech. Someone who’s very casual might say, dogs in context, i.e. throwing dogs on the grill, but you would never refer to them as dog buns. Just buns or hotdog buns.
LaserSayPewPew@reddit
Same. “Let’s do Chicago dogs for dinner. Can you get peppers and dogs at the store?”
EamusAndy@reddit
This is the correct answer.
If were only talking hot dogs? Its always “hot dogs”
If in the context combined with other foods? “Dogs” is more common.
ScreamingLightspeed@reddit
You live on the opposite end of the state from me and have the opposite answer lol
jseego@reddit
Nice. That seems right. 😁
Wise-Trust1270@reddit
This is a very good answer.
rosievee@reddit
Same. Live in Chicago, grew up in Rhode Island and Pittsburgh. It was always dogs with context.
iwasoldonce@reddit
Let's burn some dogs, I'll fire up the grill. S.D., CA.
Justadropinthesea@reddit
Not sure I’ve ever used dogs in place of hot dogs.
GimmeShockTreatment@reddit
I'm gonna say that 10% of the time I'm referring to hot dogs I say "dogs".
Acrock7@reddit
My bf (gen z) says the kids are calling them glizzies. So- we refer to them as glizzies about 80% of the time now.
PresidentBaileyb@reddit
To me it’s a glizzy in any situation that specificity matters, dog in any other. I almost never say hot dog.
_Caster@reddit
I don't even know how this started but I say glizzies far more than I say dogs
im_dat_bear@reddit
Hitting the h on hot is too satisfying. HHHhhhawt dawgs
baasheepgreat@reddit
Agreed.
Raineythereader@reddit
If there's another word to clarify what I'm talking about, I usually shorten it to "dogs." So:
PandaMime_421@reddit
chili dog is a specific food item, though. It's not a hotdog, it is it's own thing.
im_dat_bear@reddit
It’s a hotdog with chili
PresidentBaileyb@reddit
Yeah what the fuck is that guy on?
Kilane@reddit
Lemonade is just water with flavoring, but it gets its own name. You don’t call it lemon flavored water.
secondmoosekiteer@reddit
I had people argue with me over whether or not it is a juice because apparently, folks are out here drinking lemonade made without real lemon juice. Heartbreaking.
_Caster@reddit
I'm the biggest lemon freak you'll ever meet. So much so if someone from my life reads this comment they might be able to figure me out. Some stuff from concentrate are pretty good
_Caster@reddit
With flavoring? It's just sugar and lemon juice lol
idontknowjuspickone@reddit
But, if you add strawberries to lemonade it becomes strawberry lemonade. Add vodka to lemonade it’s now vodka lemonade. Water already exists in nature, lemonade and hot dogs don’t.
Kilane@reddit
It becomes strawberry and lemon flavored water. Lemon flavored water with vodka.
My point, which you made for me, is the name of things can change when altered.
You can have a chili dog with mustard or with onions. It isn’t a hot dog anymore, it’s a chili dog; just like it isn’t water anymore, it’s lemonade.
Cheerio_Wolf@reddit
No we call that La Croix
textilefactoryno17@reddit
Nah, the naked meat underneath is a basic hot dog.
rubiscoisrad@reddit
Way to make me feel weird about hot dogs, man!
textilefactoryno17@reddit
Just bite from the side, and never the end of you're intimidated.
SisterTalio@reddit
Never.
Fit-Rip-4550@reddit
Every term under the sun has been utilized to describe hotdogs. Really just depends on the person in question.
brentemon@reddit
Not American, but we’ve used this abbreviation around people who aren’t from Canada and they didn’t speak up when they heard it. So no one bothered to clarify.
We were planning a little get together for the a kid’s team and deciding what to cook. I said “let’s just keep it simple. Burger and dogs. Maybe some bird for the adults.”.
We didn’t find out until weeks later that the reason one family opted out of coming was because the idea of cooking dog was too upsetting, and it had been marinating in their kids brain for like a month and a half. Not to mention the unspecified “bird.”.
surveyor2004@reddit
Never. Hot dogs and ‘dogs’ are two different things.
MidwestFlags@reddit
Uncommon in Iowa. No one would say it. We do call bratwurst brats though
One-Row882@reddit
I always say dogs. From VA
Laleaky@reddit
I live in the west and commonly say “dogs” instead of hot dogs. But westerners tend to shorten everything they possibly can, name-wise.
SnooCompliments6210@reddit
"How many do you want?" "2 dogs." That's about it. I just had hotdogs for dinner and I wouldn't say "what's for dinner?" "Dogs." Nope. "Burgers & dogs", maybe.
foofie_fightie@reddit
I switched almost exclusively to the word glizzy in 2021
Griffemon@reddit
Never
TwincessAhsokaAarmau@reddit
Never.
WealthTop3428@reddit
Never.
Beneficial-Basket-42@reddit
Never have I ever said this or been around someone that has said this. If someone said we were about to eat some dogs I would think they were making a sick joke.
Best-Cantaloupe-9437@reddit
Never
BigDamBeavers@reddit
I don't eat processed caseless hot dogs. I eat Bratwurst or Sausages, which most folks around here refer to as just "Dogs" as a distinction.
ImAFuckingJinjo@reddit
We call them "glizzies" now.
jshifrin@reddit
Who talks about hotdogs in everyday speech?
unsurewhatiteration@reddit
We like to call them "tube steaks" because we think it's funny.
PrimaryAny6314@reddit
Hardly ever
FaberGrad@reddit
I say hot dogs unless they have the same toppings. Then I say chili dogs, slaw dogs, etc.
wahitii@reddit
Perfect answer.
Anthrodiva@reddit
Something something binomial nomenclature. I'm with you, to say "chili HOT dog" would be weird.
AJ_Deadshow@reddit
If I'm somewhere where hot dogs are ubiquitous like a ballpark, it makes sense to just call them a dog. Like the hot dog to actual dog ratio is so one-sided that there's hardly a chance anyone would get confused.
bryku@reddit
My dog loves dogs
stream_inspector@reddit
Rare
tcrhs@reddit
We always say “hot dogs”.
warrenjt@reddit
Literally never. I’d know what someone meant if they said it like this, but I’ve never done it myself.
Indiana also isn’t known for hotdogs (barring Frankfurt High School’s athletics), so it may be that it’s not common parlance here.
_Caster@reddit
Don't let me ever catch you saying chili dog or else
warrenjt@reddit
That wasn’t the question. The example used was specifically “burgers and dogs.” I have never used (or heard in Indiana) just “dogs” as short for a plain hotdog. A chili dog or a coney dog or a Spanish cheese dog are a different term entirely.
_Caster@reddit
His example gave context to the dogs and that's what I did with chili dogs. That was exactly the question. If we're gonna split hairs here nobody is gonna call a hot dog just dogs without some implied joke. I mean anyways if I throw ketchup on a hot dog is it something different entirely or only when I use specific toppings? The parameters you state here are dumb and can be boiled down to people will call it dogs if there's specific toppings
warrenjt@reddit
The example OP gave was literally “burgers and dogs.” And, as other comments on this have shown, some people in some places do call them just “dogs.” You’re reading things that aren’t there and putting your own opinions into your assumption of what the question was.
jalapeno442@reddit
It’s very normal where I am in Indiana
warrenjt@reddit
Interesting. I’ve lived as far north as Cass County, as far south as Monroe County, as far east as Randolph County, and I’m dead center currently in Marion County. Never heard it in any of those places.
Are in the Region, by chance?
jalapeno442@reddit
Yep I’m right below the lake! Must be some Chicago influence, possibly Ohio or Michigan. I think we have a pretty blended vocabulary here
warrenjt@reddit
Makes sense!
clutzycook@reddit
I've lived in the Chicago area for 20 years and I have never heard anyone call a hot dog anything other than a hot dog.
Bitter-Marsupial@reddit
I live in Chicago if not Hot Dog it's Topping Dog like Chicago Dog or Chilli Dog
Humbler-Mumbler@reddit
Interesting. I would have thought Indiana would have a lot of Chicago style hot dogs since it’s so near the city out west. Plus it’s very Midwest culturally, and hot dogs seem like a very Midwestern food,
warrenjt@reddit
Oh, we eat plenty of them. It’s not unusual for smaller cities to even have a local hotdog stand (shoutout to Logansport’s B&K). But it’s just not something we’re known for or that’s big culturally like Chicago or NYC.
igloonasty@reddit
“There’s more than corn in Indiana”
warrenjt@reddit
The test determined that was a lie.
Yggdrasil-@reddit
Wait, is their mascot actually a hot dog? We have a school here in Illinois whose mascots are the Pretzels, which always gets a giggle out of me.
warrenjt@reddit
Yep! The Frankfort Hot Dogs.
ColossusOfChoads@reddit
The very first time I ever set foot in Europe was at the Frankfurt Airport. And I found a restaurant and ordered frankfurters. I just had to.
iMakeUrGrannyCheat69@reddit
As an indianimal I agree 🤙🏼
PopLivid1260@reddit
I have never in my life referred to hotdogs as dogs
Upbeat-Banana-5530@reddit
You mean a glizzy?
Rhyianan@reddit
I’ve never done it, and I’ve only heard someone do it once. I’ve lived in two different states on either side of the Midwest.
StromboliOctopus@reddit
Never in any context with humans, but when I throw one to my dog, I say, "Look at that dog eating that dog!"
hide_pounder@reddit
I say weenies, weiners, tubesteaks, flesh-pickles, pork swords or beef-cicles. I don’t want my dog thinking either: A) I’m cooking and eating actual dogs, or B) I’m cooking these things for him.
Beautiful-Owl-3216@reddit
Never. If you were a spy that is how we would catch you.
DaysyFields@reddit
Have never heard anyone say that.
Relative_Seaweed_681@reddit
I call them wieners. It's funnier
Avtamatic@reddit
I always say hotdogs.
OrangeDelicious4154@reddit
Glizzy
u6crash@reddit
I understand the shorthand, but I'm not sure I've used it often. Definitely not without the context of burgers or a grill. I might be less inclined because I've been affiliated multiple homes that have multiple actual dogs.
unluckie-13@reddit
Your example given is pretty the only time I use it and it applies to events. May sometimes use when referencing food trucks or at a restaurant that has go m hotdogs on the menu
originaljbw@reddit
Add one to the "never heard anyone say it quite like that"
But, if someone said that sentence to me I would totally understand what they meant. To me it would be right up there with sammys and sandos for sandwiches.
Tasterspoon@reddit
Sando is the first thing I thought of. I knew a family that called them that all the time. It drove me nuts. It’s the same number of syllables!
In my generation it was ‘za. Also drove me nuts.
originaljbw@reddit
The real life one that kills me is veggie. For me it's right down there with asking for a glass of wawa.
romanticaro@reddit
wait till you learn about glizzys
originalcinner@reddit
I saw a photo of a diner sign, advertising "Burgers & Dogs". It honestly never occurred to me that it meant hot-dogs; British me only ever says hot-dogs, never just dogs.
So I thought it was the fast food equivalent of a cat cafe, where you order a burger, and ask if you can sit at table #7 with the Great Dane.
No_Salad_8766@reddit
I don't think I've ever used just dogs to refer to hotdogs.
Lazy-Fox-2672@reddit
I have never in my life heard someone refer to hot dogs as just “dogs.”
earmares@reddit
I've never said that.
Responsible_Side8131@reddit
Yes, we sometimes say dogs instead of hot dogs. Nobody thinks we mean actual dogs.
My Dad always said “tube steaks”
lkuecrar@reddit
I don’t think I’ve ever said “dogs” in that context. I always just say hotdogs lol
ColossusOfChoads@reddit
I grew up in the land of Dodger Dogs, so I guess we're not thrown.
No_Dance1739@reddit
So dogs on its own could be rather common?
No_Dance1739@reddit
Maybe how you just said it. The context is there and the speaker may feel lazy and drop a syllable.
I feel like folks are more likely to call them weiners to be cheeky, than just call it a dog without more context.
purplishfluffyclouds@reddit
Not common at all
beebeesy@reddit
My family always does in a joking way. Like 'Look at that crispy dog' or 'get after that dog'. We also call them 'weeeeeeeeiners' or 'frankkks' in reference to the movie There's Something About Mary. But that's just my family LOL.
SwitchWitchLolita@reddit
I call them hogdogs. Never shorten to dogs, maybe shorten to weeny or weiner....wiener?
Persis-@reddit
“Burgers, brats, and dogs! Bring a dish to pass!” Is pretty common here.
idanrecyla@reddit
Northeast U.S, never heard it used in my life, have never used it
DREAM_PARSER@reddit
I would only say this to make a joke because it sounds goofy. Part of my humor is playing with words in ways that make things sound dumb like this lol.
I'd probably jokingly describe eating a hotdog as "suckin' down a dog" (only around the right audience because there is a slight sexual connotation here) because it can be funny to break up a combination word into its individual parts, especially when those individual parts are kinda strange when looked at closely or broken down like that.
Wisdomandlore@reddit
Never. I'm not a monster.
bjor3n@reddit
From the upper midwest here, it's pretty common but depends on the context. I would say, "We're doing burgers and dogs for supper," but if I'm talking about what groceries to pick up I'd say "Add hotdogs to the list."
jgoolz@reddit
I’m from the upper west and I’ve never heard someone use the word “supper” - I’m from Chicagoland area though, perhaps that is why. Where are you from?
FadingOptimist-25@reddit
My mom in MN still says “supper.” I moved to the east coast and say “dinner,” but I grew up saying “supper.” Sometimes I’m not sure if things I used to say are ‘70s and ‘80s things or if they’re MN things.
bjor3n@reddit
From Wisconsin. My family and many people I grew up with say supper. Some other people would say dinner, my mom included. She's from Minnesota.
bcece@reddit
Grew up in Wisconsin, now live in Minnesota. Mom only ever lived in Wisconsin. Paternal Grandma was first generation and grew up in Minnesota. My mom always used both but favored dinner. My grandma used both but favored supper. However, there never was a discussion about the big meal Grandma made for after church on Sunday that we ate around noon. That was always "Sunday Supper." Even now if I have a dinner size meal that I eat at lunch time I will call it "supper". I will also still use supper and dinner interchangeably for actual dinner though tend to favor dinner.
jgoolz@reddit
Very interesting! I just found a map of areas that use the word “supper” and it looks like Wisconsin & the western half of the Midwest use “supper” whereas the eastern half uses “dinner”. I wish I could post the map here.
2Geese1Plane@reddit
It's solidly a Wisconsin thing. It's the last place with enough 'supper clubs' that it makes sense. It may bleed a little too neighbouring areas. My family only ever called it supper and I didn't really understand it was dinner for most people.
shelwood46@reddit
I grew up in Wisconsin and supper was probably more common than dinner though they were interchangeable. It's the land of the "supper club" after all.
rogue780@reddit
If you're not eating soup then it's not supper
165averagebowler@reddit
Are you from the Midwest? Because supper as the word for the 3rd meal of the day is very common here
rogue780@reddit
thankfully, no. But I am aware of its usage. I'm also aware of its origin, which is the word soup.
Just because it's common doesn't make it right.
Xx_Silly_Guy_xX@reddit
☝️🤓
Hyperdragoon17@reddit
I always say hotdogs
RedditSkippy@reddit
For some reason, I always say “hot dog” even though I would understand “dog” with the right context.
There are enough people in my area who pronounce it like “hut dog,” which I always find cute.
gman2391@reddit
When talking about hot dogs, this is incredibly common. Saying the shorthand "dogs" is probably even more common than "hot dogs"
DonkeyGlad653@reddit
Never
KN0TTYP1NE@reddit
Weiners
granolabreath@reddit
Dogs are also a colloquialism for feet. The context is pretty important.
Swimming_Bed5048@reddit
My lil bro calls his stinky feet dogs. I cannot use the word for food bc it instead makes me think of foots
oceanbreze@reddit
Never
Walksuphills@reddit
Can't recall hearing it.
ParkerGroove@reddit
Not sure I’ve ever used the shorter version. Honestly I think about hot dogs may 2/ year (now 3 for 2025 lol !) so maybe I’m in the minority of Americans.
Elysium90@reddit
34/F I am originally from California. I have lived in New York, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Washington DC, Tennessee, and spent plenty of time in Arizona and New Mexico.
It's always hot dogs for me. I don't know if i have ever shortened hot dogs to just "dogs" in any conversation except maybe in some cheesy, joking kind of way.
mealteamsixty@reddit
Midatlantic here and we say "glizzies" more than we ever say "dogs"
wiyanna@reddit
No
HotSteak@reddit
Well I don't reference hot dogs all that often in everyday speech but if I did 'dogs' would probably be what I would say. "I'll just grill up some brats and dogs" is more natural to me than saying "hot dogs".
CCrunner36@reddit
Agreed, but I'm also from MN
SKULLDIVERGURL@reddit
Who needs hot dogs when you can have a brat! Cheesehead here.
No_Dependent_8346@reddit
Former cheesehead, now Yooper, and can confirm about brats, but have you guys heard of cudighi?
NPHighview@reddit
Isn't that a suburb of M'waukee?
Hey, Yooper, where's your favorite pasty place? Mine is Pasty Central in Kearsarge (pasty.com - what a great domain name they got!)
No_Dependent_8346@reddit
Pasty Central is fantastic, but Roy's in Houghton is a close 2nd.
SKULLDIVERGURL@reddit
Suburb of M’waukee😂
ophmaster_reed@reddit
Gesundheit
WitchoftheMossBog@reddit
I am a New Englander who is curious:
What is a cudighi and is it pronounced coo-diggy or some other way?
captain_nofun@reddit
Former yooper, now a cheesehead, everyone should try a cudighi. Do we know each other?
Marquar234@reddit
Cooked on a flat griddle with onions?
jonasshoop@reddit
Kids. A lot of kids don't like brats.
Inside-Run785@reddit
Also a cheesehead. I like me a good hot dog, but I’d rather have a brat!
Wertreou@reddit
same here. At least when I am talking to my partner, saying something like "let's have dogs and mac for lunch" is fairly normal. Not sure, if I were talking to someone else.
H_E_Pennypacker@reddit
Agreed, context does matter though. I’ll grill up dogs or grab a dog at a ballgame. But if I said to someone “I ate a dog yesterday” in the middle of January… I need to specify that it was a hotdog
aeraen@reddit
Especially if you are of Haitian descent or live in Springfield, OH.
Cthulwutang@reddit
or Korean!
H_E_Pennypacker@reddit
There was no proof of this
aeraen@reddit
Of course not. I was laughing at the original accusation.
H_E_Pennypacker@reddit
lol there was no way to tell. Lotta crazies out there
Ceorl_Lounge@reddit
That sounds fine to me and I'm from Pennsyltucky. It's all about the context.
seecarlytrip@reddit
I don’t personally use it but I wouldn’t find it weird if someone else did
Leverkaas2516@reddit
I never do that. The word "dog" or "dogs" have far too many different meanings for it to be used safely as a shorthand. Even if the context seems obvious, the potential for offense is too great.
2Geese1Plane@reddit
It's way more likely I've called them franks before just dogs. Dogs alone feels really really odd.
susannahstar2000@reddit
I use "dog" in regard to "chili dogs" or "corn dogs." but otherwise it is "burgers and hot dogs."
AuntRobin@reddit
Even in context of a barbecue I think it would be pretty rare for me to say it. I would also differentiate between burgers and cheeseburgers, just because somebody asked. I would not necessarily say hamburgers versus cheeseburgers, but definitely burger versus cheeseburger.
themcp@reddit
Never.
With or without context, the food product is a hotdog, a "dog" is a small furry being.
TJJ97@reddit
I don’t talk about hotdogs very often but when I do I only say dogs like you do in your post. Otherwise it’s hotdogs
Jacob199651@reddit
I imagine this is very granularly regional. Like, down to the city. I've personally never used "dogs" like that, but I'd understand it from context. It almost sounds dudebro-ish to me. Like someone who would call apples "apps" or something.
Born_Cricket_2879@reddit
This has to be one of the questions of all time
scw1224@reddit
We will often say “we’re grilling some burgers and dogs for dinner”. Like, we hardly ever say”hot dogs”. It’s just dogs. Same with burgers.
DanielMekelburg@reddit
I usually say hamburgers and hotdogs, I never really say dog as that refers to feet or a friend. And I usually just call hamburgers and cheeseburgers, hamburgers, and I normally just mean cheeseburger when I say hamburger.
AlternativeDue1958@reddit
I’ve never referred to a hot dog or a corn dog as ‘a dog’
aquay@reddit
never. never ever.
Bubonic_Batt@reddit
I don’t even like saying “burger”. I say, “burgs and dogs”
theshylilkitten@reddit
I don't talk about hotdogs that much but wish I did
LibraryMegan@reddit
I have never in my life heard anyone refer to a hotdog as a dog.
Avionix2023@reddit
I dont.
Slickmcgee12three@reddit
"I was on a date and whipped out my dog in the backseat of my caddy"
Fragrant_Spray@reddit
I’ve used “burgers and dogs” before, but never just “dogs” on its own like that.
tibearius1123@reddit
Where the f have you been? Look up Jeff Sinclair. The army has no repercussions for sr officers/leaders.
PenisTechTips@reddit
They're called glizzies.
Quix66@reddit
Never. But we don't tend to eat hotdogs in my family either. Food of last resort.
BrainDad-208@reddit
Well the burgers might be rare, but the dogs are already fully cooked /s
InquisitiveNerd@reddit
It's a hotdog 100% of the time, even when they're eaten cold as just a weiner with no bun.
Greedy_Big8275@reddit
Never, not once, and I won’t lol
MyJunkAccount1980@reddit
I really never do it.
It sounds too much like eating beloved pets when you take the first syllable off to shorten it:
alprazowho@reddit
Glizzy is my go to
Clarknt67@reddit
I don’t think I have ever heard someone refer to a hot dog as a dog.
GatorOnTheLawn@reddit
Never ever, not once in my entire life.
Unpopularwaffle@reddit
Never once in my life have I called hot dogs, "dogs."
DontReportMe7565@reddit
Almost never. I can afford the extra time to say the whole thing.
Deplorable1861@reddit
50/50 depends on context and audience. I use hot dogs when buying shopping, but dogs when in the process of cooking/prepping.
Not sure why.
V_is4vulva@reddit
Never. I have literally never said this.
chabadgirl770@reddit
Never
jeffgrantMEDIA@reddit
When talking about grilling, usually called dogs. When talking about Coney Island style, hot dogs.
send2steph@reddit
Burgers and hot dogs here
Dear-Explanation-350@reddit
We all say "glitzies" now
designgrl@reddit
Never
void_method@reddit
I call all my good friends "hotdog" as a gesture of mutual respect and admiration.
TheOfficialKramer@reddit
Quite a bit. I live in the hotdogs chili capital of the world, we go grab a few dogs with everything.
OllieKloze@reddit
At no point in my life have I referred to them as dogs, but that is hilarious
ChumpChainge@reddit
Never have said dogs if I meant hotdogs. Might say weenies or wieners rarely but not just dogs.
youwillbechallenged@reddit
No one on the West Coast has ever said “let’s have dogs.” Like discovering the American-pretending-German in Inglorious Bastards, you’d out yourself as someone from the Midwest or East Coast if you ever said “burgers and dogs.”
Ultimate_Driving@reddit
Never.
infinite_five@reddit
I never say dogs. It’s always hot dogs.
Akamaikai@reddit
I always say hot dog. Or glizzie for extra zoomer points.
Hesperus07@reddit
They’re eating the dogs, the cats
muddymar@reddit
Burgers and dogs on the grill means summer time!
Aprils-Fool@reddit
Uncommon
soda-pops@reddit
northwest here: never. ive heard it, but its uncommon.
BanalCausality@reddit
I don’t eat hotdogs every day. Is that how you guys see us? /s
RedvsBlack4@reddit
I’ve actually rarely heard it except on tv and I’ve mainly lived in the south so I’d think it’s probably like a New York, Massachusetts area thing because those are the only areas I’ve heard “dogs” used.
BarriBlue@reddit
You mean dirty water dogs? Stereotypically come in here in nyc
SheZowRaisedByWolves@reddit
Every day? I don’t really say hotdog every day.
When referring to one? Hot dog if all they have is plain, “dog” when saying a certain kind (ex: Chicago dog).
CatherineConstance@reddit
Eh the way you said it, it's definitely pretty common. "Throwing some burgers and dogs" on the grill is a common thing for sure, but I wouldn't say "I'm craving a dog" or "at the baseball game I'm going to go to the dog stand" lol.
IndependentGap8855@reddit
Absolutely never. They are called "hotdogs" (and I have never figured out why). "Dogs" are those creatures we often keep as pets, and they are not food. If you ever say "dogs" in place of hotdogs in the context of food (which is just about any context in which you'd be discussing hotdogs), people will look at you like a freak, because you are. You save no time by removing the single syllable, so you are either talking about eating the pet, or are too lazy to use the correct term.
xx-rapunzel-xx@reddit
lol i’ve never used that!
quietly_annoying@reddit
Almost never.
AluminumCansAndYarn@reddit
I feel like I have never shortened hot dogs to just dogs but I feel like I've used the word franks for hot dogs before or maybe I've heard that before. This is just popping into my mind now.
Cecowen@reddit
I have never heard anyone refer to hotdogs as dogs
Solorbit@reddit
It really depends on the context, cause without context when I hear dogs it can mean so many things. Like dogs can refer to feet, dogs can refer to the animal, if you’re grilling or at a barbecue it can refer to hot dogs.
Though I feel like the only time I call hot dogs dogs is in a joking manner or when grilling
DistinctPotential996@reddit
I don't think I ever do
cryptoengineer@reddit
Never.
No-Assistance476@reddit
Never.
cheekmo_52@reddit
Growing up and living in the Chicago area, everyone here knows a chicago dog is a hotdog. Rarely is the “hot” inserted between Chicago and dog. But without the “Chicago” qualifier, just calling them dogs without the “hot” would be confusing.
Listen-to-Mom@reddit
Never
Kitykity77@reddit
Not ever. I mean I guess if my dad or husband had said, “wanna dog” while grilling hot dogs I’d probably figure out what he meant but I’ve never heard anyone Intentionally say that.
Early_Clerk7900@reddit
Never
GoddessOfOddness@reddit
Rare. I will say hot dogs. If I mean bratwurst or mettwurst, I will say “brat” or “mett.”
Guinnessron@reddit
It’s always Bugers and Dogs. The. You clarify cheeseburger vs regular.
siltloam@reddit
Almost never. Only if I'm doing a performative bit.
Possible_Juice_3170@reddit
I have never said “dogs” to refer to “hot dogs”
RsonW@reddit
On the flip side, it's industry standard in grocery to refer to hot dog buns and hamburger buns as "hots and hams".
Traditional_Trust_93@reddit
I prefer the term brats. Brat as in bratwurst.
TieDye_Raptor@reddit
I generally just call them hot dogs, though if it has chili on it, I'll call it a chili dog - I've never heard anyone say "chili hot dog," though. There are others who call them dogs more regularly, though. I'm not sure if it's regional or not, though it's possible. I've lived in a few states, and heard it now and then within those states.
Semi-unrelated: My husband and I call burgers "borgor," but that's more meme-speak than American-speak. XD
Canukeepitup@reddit
Never.
notreallylucy@reddit
I've never said that or heard it. I'm more familiar with dogs as feet.
PandaMime_421@reddit
Very uncommon unless I'm just doing it to be silly with my partner. It's like saying za instead of pizza.
YNABDisciple@reddit
If I'm actively talking about having one at our cook out or on the golf course or at a sporting even I would always so dogs.
TheViolaRules@reddit
“Chicago dog”, normal
“Chicago hotdog”, absolutely unhinged
It’s always dog, with context
Anthrodiva@reddit
Thank you for the literal lol
Greenman_Dave@reddit
More often than not, specifically because they're typically covered with chili and onions. Chili dog or coney dog is much more common than chili hotdog or coney hotdog. If plain, however, it's more common to say hotdog. Brats (bratwurst) are the more common cookout/party fare in my family, though.
Also, slaw dogs are fantastic. 😋
Anthrodiva@reddit
All of your opinions are correct!
LtColShinySides@reddit
Almost never.
Anthrodiva@reddit
Never used it to my knowledge.
AmbassadorFalse278@reddit
Never, though my mom's generation is more likely to say it. And they have this weird way of saying, "dogs", too, I can't describe it but it drives me up a wall.
awfulcrowded117@reddit
It's more common than you think, but at least in my region, it's used almost like a pronoun. "Hey, you want burgers or hotdogs." "Gimme a couple dogs." In other words, it's most often used when hotdogs has already been used in close proximity.
RhoOfFeh@reddit
I use it during presidential debates.
Diligent-Mongoose135@reddit
The correct phrase is glizzys. And a consumer of hotdogs is a throat goat.
Diligent-Mongoose135@reddit
" Jeff is housing glizzys, cuz he's the throat goat "
MTHiker59937@reddit
I say- "grilling, or burgers and brats". I do not serve hot dogs... to people I love.
Patriacorn@reddit
Never. We don’t eat dogs and that’s what people would think you meant.
distrucktocon@reddit
Um, they prefer to be called Glizzies now.
NWXSXSW@reddit
Never, and I find it annoying when people have to have shortened names from everything. (CA born, have lived in CO, WA, TX)
Major-Distance4270@reddit
I have never not said “hotdogs.”
Comprehensive-Dig165@reddit
I use that phrasing 90% of the time.
achaedia@reddit
I would say “chili dogs” or “Chicago dogs” But otherwise not really. Even if I was grilling I’d say “we have burgers and hot dogs. Who wants what?”
GroundbreakingAge254@reddit
Yes - but only if I’m already talking about food, like if I say, “you can bring the brats, I’ll bring the dogs.”
ohyesiam1234@reddit
Never
Bastiat_sea@reddit
"franks" and "wieners" is more common where I'm from.
If you said you were eating dogs people would look at you weird.
SKULLDIVERGURL@reddit
I remember grilling at my grandma’s back in the 70’s with all my cousins and her yelling out “who wants a wiener?!” And all of us kids would just about die laughing.
QuokkaSoul@reddit
My innocent humored Grandpa calls them weiners.
But I am basically a third grader, so I also call them weiners (while giggling), and then say, "Grandpa calls them that!" as a justification.
SKULLDIVERGURL@reddit
I feel deprived. I never had a weenie octopus.
QuokkaSoul@reddit
There is always today!
Just cut 4 - 8 little legs on the bottom half! (4-8, as long as you aren't attached to it being scientifically accurate.)
SKULLDIVERGURL@reddit
I am going to make one for my Bebe (granddaughter) when I see her again!
Tasterspoon@reddit
I only ever use that for cocktail wieners, and then I call them teeny weenies and revel in it.
QuokkaSoul@reddit
My sister and brother used to only eat them if they were cut like an Octopus. That totally unlocked a core memory!
QuokkaSoul@reddit
Cocktail. Weiners. Teeny. Weenies.
So much funny.
I'm 45. I swear I am an actual grown up.
beta_vulgaris@reddit
In Rhode Island, we call them wieners, usually referring to hot wieners. If you’re having a regular hot dog, pretty much everyone prefers Saugy brand, so we call them Saugys or Saugy Dogs.
ImHidingFromMy-@reddit
I will say either hamburger or burger, but I never say dog for hotdog.
mind_the_umlaut@reddit
Never. It's one word for me, hotdogs. Forever and ever, amen. Hmm... want one now...
drunkerton@reddit
Dogs are for kids, I eat brats
zebostoneleigh@reddit
Rare.
Maxwell69@reddit
I’ve never heard that used.
Homie_Slicer@reddit
From the southern Midwest. We usually called hot dogs just “dogs”. It’s not like people would think we’re eating canines. Hearing the term glizzy is so odd. Dogs is so much more fun to day.
QuercusSambucus@reddit
My kids called them dog dogs when they were little. Burgers and dogs sounds pretty normal to me.
Majestic_Grocery7015@reddit
My kid did too. He's 3 and only recently started saying "hot dogs" but I think dog dogs has stuck for us
anclwar@reddit
I didn't know about glizzy until it came up in a phone game I play. I have no idea where this term came from and I'm honestly afraid to find out.
DanvilleDad@reddit
More tame than you’d expect: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/other-sports/news/glizzy-hot-dog-meaning-origin-nathans-eating-contest/m8cmyg4q5kczio7ic7m0rxpl
Many_Pea_9117@reddit
Not a fan of glizzy gobbling?
Inside_Ad9026@reddit
TIL “glizzy” can also mean hot dog, along with Glock.
Chemical-Mix-6206@reddit
Never, unless I am ordering a chilidog.
dandle@reddit
Never, unless it is in the context of a restaurant with "dogs" instead of "hot dogs" in the name. Same goes for "franks" and "wieners."
CreamPuffChampion@reddit
Sometimes I call them dogs
Algaeruletheworld@reddit
Dogs are also feet 🤣
Consistent_Damage885@reddit
Never.
Neb-Nose@reddit
I would say that’s extremely common. Happens all the time.
Clear-as-Day@reddit
Never.
reasonarebel@reddit
Literally never.
schonleben@reddit
Personally, never. I'm very familiar with the term, but I'd never say it. Something about it just gives me an ick.
judgingA-holes@reddit
I feel like in my region/state it depends on what kind of hotdog you are referring. If it's plain or basic then we say hotdog. If it's got chili on it then it's a chili dog, and if it's got slaw on it then it's a slaw dog. If you just hear "dogs" in my state it's usually referring to the animal or our college team.
More so I see the shortening with bratwurst, we usually just say "brats"
I_Hate_Reddit_56@reddit
Never heard "dogs"
Muffins_Hivemind@reddit
Never...everyone i know has pet dogs and it would create unnecessary confusion. Adding "hot" isn't very hard to do and streamlines the conversation.
kaosrules2@reddit
I have never said that or heard anyone else say that.
sryfortheconvenience@reddit
For some reason it feels to me like something Will Ferrell would say in a buddy comedy from the late aughts?
Dark_Web_Duck@reddit
For me, never.
ScreamingLightspeed@reddit
Very often in my household. Other plays on "dog" as well: doggos, pups, puppers...
Msmalloryreads@reddit
I do not think anyone in my family says dogs instead of hotdogs. We always have dogs underfoot though.
IndependentTeacher24@reddit
Never
Particular_Night_360@reddit
Nah, I’m lookin for hotdogo.
dsmcdona@reddit
All the time. Alternatively I'll refer to dogs as glizzies, meat missiles, grease batons, wieners, tube steak
PaulyKPykes@reddit
Glizzy had entered the chat.
charlieq46@reddit
Apparently the kids are calling them "glizzies" these days.
Paperwife2@reddit
Absolutely never
Snizzledizzlemcfizzl@reddit
We bought a gas station style hot dog roller at work and now have Weenie Wednesday
GSilky@reddit
Nope. I always say "hotdogs".
longganisafriedrice@reddit
Nothin but the dog in me
hamburgergerald@reddit
For me I have never called them “dogs”
If we are having guests for a little cookout I’ve always said “hotdogs”
I will call bratwurst “Brats” though if we are serving those.
DrunkBuzzard@reddit
I never used dogs. I don’t know anyone who does. However, I don’t know what this damn word Glizzy is that everyone is calling hot dogs these days. I’ve never heard it before and all of a sudden I’m getting flooded with it.
Mist2393@reddit
In my area, it’s more common to call them “hots.” Like “let’s grill up some hots.” We also have a local variant on a hot dog called a white hot (and traditional hot dogs are red hots).
CinemaSideBySides@reddit
What area is that?
Mist2393@reddit
Rochester, NY
Outrageous-Pause6317@reddit
We use “dogs” for a lot of things, actually.
Feet are dogs (“My dogs are barking” means my feet are sore).
People are dogs (“she’s a dog” is a cruel way to call someone ugly).
Losing situations are dogs (“that team is a real dog” means the team is unlikely to win).
ExpertCalm7029@reddit
In the South we call them Haught Dawgs.
NemeanMiniLion@reddit
Often
OkPerformance2221@reddit
Now, why would anyone ever pass up an opportunity to say "weenies"?
Butterbean-queen@reddit
Never heard of hotdogs being referred to as dogs like that.
WhompTrucker@reddit
Almost never. I say hot dogs
ZephRyder@reddit
Within phrases like "burgers and.."? All the time
So, BBQs, cookouts, and picnics
Accurate_Weather_211@reddit
Born and raised in Oklahoma and now live in Florida. Never heard them referred to as "dogs". If someone is saying something about dogs, they are either talking about their literal animal; their friends (my dawgs); or their feet, a 'la Kevin in The Office, "These dogs are barkin'."
VisitAdmirable6871@reddit
As an average American, I would say not frequently. I don’t eat hot dogs all that often, barely two or three per day. However, when I do eat them they are usually appetizers, along with burgers, natural. It’s so much easier to just order “a couple burgers and dogs to start” than it is to say “two hamburgers and two hot dogs while I await my extra large pizza, please.”
Again, I’m only speaking for an average American. There are some of us who obviously eat more hot dogs than one should (anything above six per day can be considered excessive, according to the FDA). I would assume those people say “dog” far more frequently than someone like me who lives a healthy lifestyle.
dekkact@reddit
Two or three hotdogs per day huh?
drewcandraw@reddit
Very common.
I don't eat hot dogs all that often, but if we're having a cookout, it's common to grill burgers and throw on some dogs for the kids.
If you have a gen alpha kid like mine, they don't even call them hot dogs, they call them glizzies.
pudding7@reddit
Wtf is "grizzly"? I've never heard that word in the context of food.
drewcandraw@reddit
Glizzy. Some gen alpha kids call a hot dog a glizzy.
pudding7@reddit
That's even more wierd! I gotta ask my kids about this.
Wespiratory@reddit
Glizzy is a nauseatingly disgusting word. I hope anyone who uses it gets food poisoning from a necrotic hot dog.
Scrappy_The_Crow@reddit
That's a disturbing image, as it implies the hot dog is a living being experiencing dead/dying areas of tissue.
So, do most folks boil/roast the hot dogs alive and conscious, or stun or kill them first?this kills the hot dog">
Enough-Meaning-1836@reddit
I swear most of that last sentence was in English, but it still is absolutely incomprehensible...
lupuscapabilis@reddit
It’s so rare I eat a hot dog as an adult that I just say hot dog
Throw13579@reddit
Never.
Fireguy9641@reddit
Never really.
Ornery-Wasabi-473@reddit
I've never heard anyone use "dogs" instead of "hot dogs" .
Bubble_Lights@reddit
I don't usually say it or hear it frequently.
Radiant_Leek_3059@reddit
I’m in the Midwest and if someone says “burgers and dogs” I would roll my eyes but I understand the meaning. No one, no matter the location, just says “dogs” because it’s unclear and sounds borderline psychotic they might be attempting to eat a household pet.
Youcants1tw1thus@reddit
I married a Midwest girl and her family calls them dogs.
Radiant_Leek_3059@reddit
Cool
CinemaSideBySides@reddit
You got a lot of people around you eating dogs to the point that context wouldn't make this obvious?
Radiant_Leek_3059@reddit
lol, no and downvote is wild, but ok.
I’m pointing out that dogs mean pet unless it’s in a very specific context. The question was about language. It isn’t normal part of speech where I’m from.
Easy to understand but abnormal: Do you want to grill some burgers and dogs? Unclear and possibly concerning: I really want to eat a dog right now.
SavannahInChicago@reddit
It’s always “hot dog”. I’ve never just said dog.
Current_Candy7408@reddit
I always say hot dogs
Resident_Bitch@reddit
Never. I always say hot dog unless I'm referring to a more specific item like a Polish dog or a chili dog.
Esau2020@reddit
There's a hot dog ad in the 1962 New York Mets program where the manufacturer refers to their product as "frankfurts."
StarSpangleBRangel@reddit
I can’t say I’ve ever done that.
Plastic_Concert_4916@reddit
Same. I have never once called them dogs.
I don't think I've ever heard someone else calling them just dogs, but it could be I have and just glossed over/forgot it.
No-Lunch4249@reddit
I've done it before but only when the context makes my meaning obvious, like at a baseball game with the Bois I might say "anyone up for a dawg and a beer?"
wetcornbread@reddit
Only when it’s a specific kind of hot dog. Like a chili cheese dog or Carolina dog. Otherwise you can freak people out pretty easily.
It’s not common. Definitely not everyday.
Dcook0323@reddit
Who are you freaking out? Becky and Steve down the street think you cook dogs?
froglover215@reddit
You cook a schnauzer one time...
Shoddy-Secretary-712@reddit
I don't think I have ever once called them just dogs. They are either hotdogs or chili dogs.
SuperShelter3112@reddit
Not common unless someone is obviously saying it to be funny. Now, calling uncooked ground beef “hamburg” or “hamburger” that’s another story. Definitely do that. 😂
DammitKitty76@reddit
It's hamburger meat, you philistine!
kimakaanna@reddit
Nah, Ohio here. We gotta specify that, now 🤪
ManufacturerSecret53@reddit
Not... It's always "Hotdogs" or "Brats". Maybe maybe in a passing bro moment like "here's your dog bruh". But like never.
DrMindbendersMonocle@reddit
I would know what you mean, but I always just say hot dogs
Dangerous5trawberry@reddit
I have self respect.
JunkMale975@reddit
Never once called them dogs.
Made hamburgers once before realizing I only had hotdog buns. Nephew called them hamdogs and our family will forever more use this term. When we eat a hamburger on a hotdog bun.
Forlorn_Cyborg@reddit
Pretty common, but my state has a lot of hotdog brands. Zweigle's Red and Whites, Nathan's Famous, Sabrett, Gray's Papaya, and Hebrew National, to name a few. Someone might say "Are the dogs on the grill?". You get a corn dog at the state fair.
BflatminorOp23@reddit (OP)
I didn't know that there were so many words for them and so many varieties.
Forlorn_Cyborg@reddit
Oh yea! There’s more varieties by smaller manufacturers, but those were the ones I could think of.
greengreengreen316@reddit
Right you forgot the best one, Vienna Beef
BeerBarm@reddit
Plus red hots, smokies, and everything that goes on a sloppy plate depending on location.
StarSpangleBRangel@reddit
Those aren’t different names for hot dogs, they’re different brands.
StarSpangleBRangel@reddit
This might come as a shock, but the rest of the nation also has corn dog technology.
biggcb@reddit
Grilling up some burgers and dogs is fairly common for me. I would say/hear chilli dog versus chilli hot dog.
crispyrhetoric1@reddit
I know what people mean if they say it. I don’t ever say it, kind of like I never use the term “pie” to refer to pizza but I know it’s out there.
Babybleu42@reddit
We call them glizzys
DirtHutCaver@reddit
I always say hotdogs. Tbh, I think "weiner" or "weiner dog" is more common than just calling hotdogs "dogs". (But, then, I don't really go to a lot of social events, and so Idk what other people call things.)
Humbler-Mumbler@reddit
It’s fairly common but most of the time people say the full hot dogs. I’d say it’s a lot more common with middle aged men. The kind of guy who asks if you “want a brew” is the same guy who will ask if you want a dog.
SteampunkExplorer@reddit
I never have. I've only heard it on TV, and (although I haven't habitually watched TV in many years, so I may be misremembering) it seems like anyone who said it that way was usually trying to sound cool or funny.
devnullopinions@reddit
I use them interchangeably but the context makes it clear I’m referring to hotdogs, in my opinion.
asexualrhino@reddit
Basically only in the example you provided. I would never use dog for hot dog unless we're already in a conversation about food, specifically bbq
Zardozin@reddit
Less than five percent of my use of the terms.
Plus or minus a five percent margin of error.
YerbaPanda@reddit
Referring to feet, always dogs. For example: My dogs are barking!” (My feet are sore/achy/tired.)
In the context of food, extremely rare. For example: ”Let’s go get a Costco hotdog for lunch!” *(I’ve only got a buck and some change in my pocket.)
crunchyfoliage@reddit
In Michigan we say "Coney dogs" instead of "Coney hot dogs," but if we're just talking regular hot dogs it's pretty rare to hear them just called "dogs"
Altruistic_Water3870@reddit
All the fucking time. I'd say 75% of the time I just say dogs.
Parking_Champion_740@reddit
It’s not how I would say it.
El_Burrito_Grande@reddit
Quite
VisualCelery@reddit
Context is everything.
In the sentence, "we're eating burgers and dogs," the word "burgers" clues you in that grilled food is being discussed, and hotdogs and burgers live in that category, so if you say "we're having burgers and dogs," people generally understand that "dogs" means "hotdogs."
But if I told someone "we're having dogs for dinner" it might sound weird, because even though I said dinner, it still might sound like we're going to eat someone's pet, and I'd probably say "we're having hotdogs for dinner," even though it's super taboo in this country to do so, and even people who do eat dogs probably aren't going to be discussing it in the open.
Z4mb0ni@reddit
You gotta say dogs with a very heavy New York accent to have people get what you mean, along with saying something before to give context that you're not serving actual dog. Burgers and dogs, chili dogs, etc.
PictureYggdrasil@reddit
Very rarely.
I have a 5 year old and he will yell at me if I don't say it right. But even before, I would only use it if I was speaking to someone specifically about the menu for a back yard bbq.
historyhill@reddit
"Burgers and dogs" is a phrase I have used many times over for cookouts, although I wouldn't say "we're having dogs for dinner" without the "burgers" first. Without that context, it's always hotdogs or chili dogs or something if the hotdogs were different.
That said, it's still something I'd still say only once or twice a year because I only go to one or two cookouts a year.
RedLegGI@reddit
Never.
Patient_Number_4922@reddit
Pretty rare. I’d say hot dogs.
FSGgrace@reddit
Never. Sounds a bit vulgar. Dogs are furry animals. I’m totally cool with hot dogs, frankfurters or wieners. But I would understand what was meant if someone said it in regards to grilling. For context, I’m from Connecticut.
rpsls@reddit
From NY. I’ve heard it plenty down in the City. Up in Albany we call them Steamed Hotties.
(I’m joking. It’s a Simpsons reference. Please don’t ask anyone in Albany for a steamed hottie. The hot dog stands in New York City do use “dogs” all the time though, or did when I was there.)
Jorost@reddit
Never. In fact, to the best of my recollection I have never heard anyone do this in real life.
WitchoftheMossBog@reddit
I've never said it that I can remember, but my dad specifically would. It's relatively common, but probably also highly regional. I.e. if one American says something is common and another says it isn't, that's because we aren't a monolith.
SpicySavant@reddit
I said “dawg” to be funny and then as with all things you say ironically, it became sincere
andmen2015@reddit
Our family doesn't eat many hotdogs so we just say hotdogs. We do just say burgers though.."hey lets get a burger" or "we're grilling burgers and hotdogs."
Captain_Depth@reddit
I've never used it outside of a couple jokes, if I shorten hot dogs I say "hots", like if you ask someone if they want a red or white hot dog you go "red hot or white hot", or if we make hot dogs and tater tots my dad will call it hots and tots.
SnooPineapples280@reddit
It isn’t. I’ve never heard anyone say just “dogs”.
windowschick@reddit
My mom did that. But then again, hot dogs are a once a year sort of thing, at least in my family. They were not regularly eaten.
Summer cookout, may or may not be July 4th - example menu: burgers & dogs with fixings, potato salad, veggie tray, potato chips, brownies, watermelon, lemonade.
Icy-850@reddit
I use them pretty interchangeably.
On a related side story, my buddy and I ordered two dogs at the turn of a golf course once, and the guy said "two pooches, coming up" and I thought that was hilarious
LeCourougejuive@reddit
Never. I believe that type of slang or truncation is a GenZ phenomenon
OrthodoxAnarchoMom@reddit
I don’t refer to hotdogs everyday but I have never called them “dogs.”
Scandinavian_Swimmer@reddit
Chocolate starfish and dog flavored water
rawbface@reddit
I don't talk about hotdogs everyday.
In your example, your meaning would be understood, but we don't just call hotdogs "dogs". It's not a word that needs to be shortened.
DMDingo@reddit
Never.
I'm not THAT lazy.
CinemaSideBySides@reddit
Do you never say burger either? Like, is it only hamburger or cheeseburger every time?
DMDingo@reddit
It's burger or cheeseburger. It's not a "Cheesehamburger" after all ;)
RoseRed1987@reddit
Umm no that’s odd. My family always says hamburgers, hot dogs and bratwursts
pokentomology_prof@reddit
Never lol. I’d understand, but I’d assume you’re being comedic.
LtPowers@reddit
They're hots for short, not dogs.
WritPositWrit@reddit
Do white hots exist anywhere else??
WritPositWrit@reddit
I never say that. I would understand what was meant but I can’t think of any of my buddies saying it.
The only time I hear hot dogs called “dogs” is when it’s part of a stupid joke
CinemaSideBySides@reddit
I would say pretty common for me, within context.
"We're grilling burgers, dogs, brats, and mets."
"It's an easy night, let's have beans and dogs for dinner"
"Want to grab a hot dog from the cart for lunch? Cool. What are you gonna get on your dog?"
ChillyGator@reddit
Never
BeerWench13TheOrig@reddit
We don’t discuss hot dogs often, but if we’re planning a cookout, we’re likely to say “We’re going to throw some burgers, brats and dogs on the grill.”
If we’re just having hot dogs, they’re “hot dogs.” And the buns are either hot dog or sausage buns.
draizetrain@reddit
I have never in my life called a hot dog a dog
CuppaJoe11@reddit
Never. I always say hotdogs.
pittlc8991@reddit
I say burgers and dogs sometimes.
xRVAx@reddit
I would say frankfurters before I would ever say dogs
GlobalTapeHead@reddit
Very rare for me.
Providence451@reddit
I have never said that in my life.
DeFiClark@reddit
NE here: when referring to hot dogs alone “I could go for a hot dog” always both words; when with burgers “we can grill steaks, and burgers and dogs” often “dogs” rather than “hotdogs”.
blipsman@reddit
We regularly say “Chicago Dog” instead of Chicago Hot Dog in Chicago
bienenstush@reddit
I think only white uncles say that once a year at the cookout
Appropriate-Food1757@reddit
Glizzies
Crowsfeet12@reddit
Is that a DC thing?
Appropriate-Food1757@reddit
It’s everywhere now. I learned it from daughter and I’m never going to stop calling hot dogs glizzies. Apparently it originally references a gun, a Glock. This will boost my street cred to sigma Skibidi
username-generica@reddit
Never heard that nor has my teenage son who is much more up on that sort of thing. Apparently, when I use current slang it’s “cringe.” 🙄
Appropriate-Food1757@reddit
That’s why I do it!
username-generica@reddit
Me too. 😈
Crowsfeet12@reddit
I had to look it up. Curious and cool.
ximacx74@reddit
Lizzie McGuire invented it in her 2nd movie "The Lizzie McGuire movie 2: the legend of the glizzy gobbler."
lsp2005@reddit
Never
docthrobulator@reddit
Grillin up burgs, dawgs, and brats
LadyOfTheNutTree@reddit
If it’s along with burgers sure, but on its own I say hotdogs. Unless I’m up in central New York and cooking up some snappy grillers
FormerlyDK@reddit
Never did.
1979tlaw@reddit
While hotdogs aren’t uncommon here we don’t eat them everyday. There are certain events where they are a staple. Baseball games, picnics, bbq. So we don’t say it every day but when I am referring to hotdogs I say dogs most of the time.
Working_Cucumber_437@reddit
I have never said “dogs” instead.
Jaymac720@reddit
The only time I might is if I say “put the dogs on the grill.” Other than that, it’s really uncommon, especially since we don’t talk about hotdogs all the time
IntentionAromatic523@reddit
I call them franks.
namvet67@reddit
I’ve heard people say “ doggies “ too.
TsundereLoliDragon@reddit
I would say this. I'm surprised how many people have never even heard this.
opheliainwaders@reddit
Never really thought about this, but I will only use “dogs” as part of the phrase “burgers and dogs,” never if I’m just talking about hot dogs. And if I use it, there’s a hint of irony in my tone, like the verbal equivalent of a novelty grilling apron.
No_Clock_6371@reddit
All the time
Bing-cheery@reddit
I've never heard it nor said it.
Balogma69@reddit
Glizzy or weiner
Emotional_Ad5714@reddit
I've never said that. It sounds weird to me.
Spirited-Feed-9927@reddit
Hot Dogs or Dogs is not part of my everyday speech. This weekend i ate some for the first time in over a year, and we referred to them as footlongs.
AncientChatterBox76@reddit
Literally never.
ExtremeIndividual707@reddit
Never and I have also never heard it from anyone else. It's off-putting somehow.
ExtremePotatoFanatic@reddit
Never. I’ve never heard anyone say that before.
Wolfman1961@reddit
Hardly ever.
Never referred to hot dogs as "dogs."
New_Yard_5027@reddit
The first time you're breaching the subject, you should use "hotdogs". If (for whatever reason) you become embroiled in a discussion about sausages, you can revert to "dogs" after the initial usage.
Tacoshortage@reddit
I would not.
Available_Honey_2951@reddit
Never thought of that but I think we do say just “ dogs” which is funny because we always have dogs as family members!
singerbeerguy@reddit
Where I live it’s more common to call them “hots” than “dogs.” It’s a relational thing.
freethechimpanzees@reddit
Pretty common. I rarely if ever say "hotdog", it's mostly dogs or weiners.
marc4128@reddit
Glizzies!!!!!
Rock-Wall-999@reddit
Never heard this or said it!
a-potato-in-a-bag@reddit
I have never once said that ever. I would say hot dogs, the exception is I worked with some zoomers that referred to hot dogs as “glizzy” which was entertaining. But never as dogs, if someone said that to me I would think of pet dogs, not hot dogs. -California
Vachic09@reddit
Not common
Laughingfoxcreates@reddit
Locally it’s not very common.
Idontliketalking2u@reddit
All the time. It's mostly hotdog but dogs gets said quite often
frijolita_bonita@reddit
Where are you from?
MeeMeeGod@reddit
I hear it in Ohio
WakingOwl1@reddit
I work in a kitchen, we always just say “dogs”.
RadioWolfSG@reddit
New Englander here - I would understand what someone is saying in context, but I always have said the full words "hotdog" in reference to them
oneeyedziggy@reddit
Fairly common insofar as you're already in a context of discussing grilling or other stereotypically summer activities...
On a random day "wanna have dogs for dinner?" would sound really weird... Just after a baseball game or something? It's a lot more obvious
JadeHarley0@reddit
Very rare
Beck316@reddit
"What's for dinner?" "Burgers and dogs"
If it is burger and dog night, that's when I say it. It's interchangeable with "hot dogs and hamburgs" notice the lack of -er. I'm from MA.
If it's hot dogs only, I say the full "hot dogs".
Other than that, this is the most I've talked about hot dogs in one sitting. So in everyday speech, I guess not that common?
SeatSix@reddit
Given I have not eaten a hotdog in at least 40 years, I have not had to make this choice likely ever.
Few-Guarantee2850@reddit
You just made it in this sentence.
Skweezlesfunfacts@reddit
Glizzys is the preferred nomenclature
ImportantSir2131@reddit
Suffolk County NY. Never heard anyone say "dogs". It's frankfurters, or franks and beans.
icechelly24@reddit
If the hot dogs are by themselves, then it’s “we’re having hot dogs for dinner” (I wouldn’t say “we’re having dogs for dinner” or say to my kid at a food stand “do you want a dog?”)
If we’re having burgers or brats AND hot dogs it’s “burgers and dogs” or “brats and dogs”.
Aggressive-Emu5358@reddit
I rarely talk about hot dogs but if I was I would probably call them “glizzys”
Rj924@reddit
I feel like if you are only serving hot dogs as a main, you say hot dogs. If you are serving multiple mains, it gets shortened to dogs.
BUBBAH-BAYUTH@reddit
Very uncommon where I’m from. Not sure I’ve ever heard it.
PCZ94@reddit
Only ever in the exact context you mentioned - mentioned alongside burgers. When referred to singularly I always say hot dog
MagosBattlebear@reddit
Very common in my experience.
Cheap_Coffee@reddit
Very
External-Prize-7492@reddit
Never because we don’t eat them.
bloopidupe@reddit
I say hot dog. It does not feel natural for me to say dog. I also don't eat hot dogs frequently so that might be part of it. I would know what someone meant if I heard it in the wild.
halfofaparty8@reddit
i never say that
Inside_Ad9026@reddit
Never. I rarely even talk about hot dogs but never call them just “dogs”. I also learned in this thread that kids call them glizzies. Which until today I only knew as a Glock.
Sweet_Cinnabonn@reddit
I've never used just dogs, and rarely heard it used.
Except when substitute description words go in there, like chilli dog.
Packu_Bat@reddit
I and everyone I know say “ hot dogs “
IneptFortitude@reddit
Never. I will say glizzy before I say dog.
Mazikeen369@reddit
It isn't used like that. If somebody ever said 'I'm cooking burgers and dogs', I'd be thinking they are actually going to be cooking a dog and eat it with their burger and something is seriously wrong with them. No need to shorten hotdogs since it's a small word, same size a burger.
fitnerd21@reddit
Yea only when it’s with something else like burgers and dogs. Which is almost every time I cook em anymore. On their own, they’re just glizzies sadly.
Queen_Aurelia@reddit
I always say hot dogs.
pixeequeen84@reddit
"burgers and dogs" were put on the grill for a lot of family parties growing up in the 80s and 90s. Cheap and easy. I grew up in white trash California.
2pnt0@reddit
Informally, when it's clear what options are available. Not on a shopping list, but...
Ya, want a dog or a burger?
Is it time to throw the dogs on yet?
What do ya want on your dog?
Maronita2025@reddit
Never used the short form in my entire life and I am no a senior.
The_Ninja_Manatee@reddit
I’ve never heard anyone say this before, and I’ve lived in 6 states.
BoldBoimlerIsMyHero@reddit
I’ve never just said dogs to mean hot dogs.
SpaceTurtle917@reddit
More of a glizzy gobbler myself
Lacylanexoxo@reddit
Have never actually liked them. So I don’t talk about often but I’ve never even heard anyone say “dogs” for them
Individual-Count5336@reddit
Never use it. Always hot dogs.
eruzatide@reddit
Absolutely never. Judging by the comments I’m gonna guess that it’s a regional thing.
Munrowo@reddit
i work for a university dining company so for football games we'll make a bunch of burgers and dogs to sell as concessions
Youcants1tw1thus@reddit
I’m shocked to read all the comments saying “never”. It’s pretty common, I’d say 25% vs hearing weenies, franks, or hotdogs.
Phantomtastic@reddit
I’ve never said dogs instead of hotdogs though I would understand someone who did.
resiyun@reddit
Never
alloy1028@reddit
I always say hot dog unless it has a special modifier like chili dog, corn dog, veggie dog, Chicago dog...or franks when sliced up in baked beans (beans n' franks.)
penguin_stomper@reddit
I don't talk about hot dogs often enough for this to even be a thought.
Battleaxe1959@reddit
I never use that term. I grew up in SoCal, lived in UT, OR, ME, WA, AZ, and now the Midwest. I’ve never heard anyone use “dogs” instead of “hotdogs.”
UnableManagement4626@reddit
If someone just said “dogs” I wouldn’t know what they meant for at least a few seconds
Jaci_D@reddit
I don’t think I have ever said that lol
Reksican@reddit
I want to say I’ve heard my mom say this a few times but it’s so infrequent that I’m not sure whether I’m inventing a memory right now.
LonelyGirl724@reddit
"grilling up some dogs" is common to hear around where I live during the summer.
MCRN-Tachi158@reddit
Later in the convo maybe. But always hotdog at first
AdSafe7627@reddit
Fairly common in Michigan.
We still remember Dogs N Suds—a drive-in restaurant specializing in hot dogs and root beer.
“Burger or dog?” would be what parents here would ask their children whilst preparing their plates at a cookout.
Significant_Walk7371@reddit
Never, and I've never heard anyone say that.
Constant-Security525@reddit
I never do. I just call them hot dogs. Or occasionally to sound silly I might call them "Hot diggity dogs". That is from a silly cartoon Mickey Mouse song.
ketamineburner@reddit
I don't think I've ever heard anyone say this.
Ashamed-Complaint423@reddit
Never have I said that.
pfta4@reddit
Never.
codainhere@reddit
Never, raised in MN, live in CO.
BullfrogPersonal@reddit
How a about Not Dogs? Those are some soy ones
MoonCat269@reddit
I've lived in the northeast all my life. It's always been hotdogs and hamburgers.
OceanBlueRose@reddit
My family used it pretty frequently during BBQ season in the summer
ConvivialKat@reddit
Never.
Apocalyptic0n3@reddit
Never. They will occasionally get called "franks" but never "dogs"
crys1348@reddit
Never.
Gothmom85@reddit
Never. Never heard it either. Turkey.dogs, sure, or veggie dogs. For some reason beef gets both hot and dogs. But never just dogs alone.
TheGabyDali@reddit
I would understand what someone meant within context but I've personally never called them dogs and I can't think of anyone who does lol.
Jswazy@reddit
If the context of hot dogs is already very clear I'll switch to dogs about 60% of the time. Never as a starting point though
lamppb13@reddit
This just made me throw up in my mouth a little...
BoseSounddock@reddit
Only semi-sarcastically. Like if I was discussing dinner plans, I’d never say “let’s get some dogs”. But if I was running the grill at a 4th of July party or whatever, I might yell “dogs are ready!” whenever I was finished grilling the hot dogs.
It’s a hard distinction to describe but it’s very clear in my head. Hot dogs are inherently informal, but just calling them “dogs” is even more informal if that makes any sense.
RansomReville@reddit
Only informally. I'd never order a dog at a restaurant, but I may grill up some dogs.
Careless-Mammoth-944@reddit
This is how rumours of eating dogs start
Calm-Vacation-5195@reddit
I would understand it and not be shocked, but I wouldn’t say it.
-DoctorEngineer-@reddit
Dogs are either your toes or your pets but not your food
throwaway7845777@reddit
Summertime is dog suckin’ season.
BeerBarm@reddit
Only if you're using that exact phrase when grilling.
frijolita_bonita@reddit
I don’t think I’ve ever said that
Steamsagoodham@reddit
I’d understand through context, but it sounds dumb to me. I always just say hotdogs
SunAndIcedDrinks@reddit
Never ever
JadziaEzri81@reddit
Never
Alpacazappa@reddit
I only say dogs when talking about corn dogs, chili dogs, or chili-cheese dogs.
ShipComprehensive543@reddit
0%
Berniesgirl2024@reddit
Never
DryDependent6854@reddit
If we’re talking about a cookout, where hamburgers and hotdogs are being served, it’s pretty common, but cookouts are not an everyday occurrence, so it’s not talked about all the time.
Dogs are a pretty common nickname for hotdogs, but it would depend on the context for someone to know what you’re talking about.
Without context, dogs usually refers to the animal that is man’s best friend, might bark when someone comes to the front door, and dig a hole in the yard.
username-generica@reddit
Never heard that.
Bluemonogi@reddit
People say it that way sometimes. I wouldn’t say it is rare. I don’t think the state matters. It is just a short way to say hamburgers and hot dogs.
I don’t really do it. I’m not confused by it.
yellowdaisybutter@reddit
Texas, never heard someone say it.
Sassifrassically@reddit
I’ve never and no one around me does either.
AjoiteSky@reddit
I've never heard anyone say that ever.
Vidistis@reddit
Pretty common I'd say.
Sodacan1228@reddit
Just to offer a dissenting opinion, I work in food service and say dogs in every kitchen that serves hot dogs. I wouldn't say it often in regular conversation, but short hand is handy in the kitchen.
DjinnaG@reddit
That’s literally how we were invited for dinner tonight. “We are going to grill burgers and dogs tomorrow afternoon.” Maybe it gets shortened like that about a third of the time that hot dogs are mentioned in writing? Definitely not used as often in spoken conversation. But used often enough in casual written communication
Adorable_Dust3799@reddit
Almost never, if ever. I have occasionally used franks or weenies but they're hotdogs to me.
Vandal_A@reddit
It's pretty common. People know contextually what you mean when you say it.
samandtham@reddit
From my circle, Dogs = animal > friend or bro (dawg) > feet > hotdog
LikelyNotSober@reddit
Glizzy has become more popular recently.
Pitiful_Bunch_2290@reddit
I've never said it or heard it said.
BottleTemple@reddit
I don’t think I’ve ever called them just “dogs”.
texan-yankee@reddit
I have lived in 6 states in the northeast, Midwest and the south and have never once heard anyone say this.
I find it interesting that people seem to be answering either that it's super common or never. Very little in between.
InevitableCup5909@reddit
I have never, in the entirety of my life used or heard that used.
iuabv@reddit
I’ve never heard anyone say that in real life.
JohnHenryMillerTime@reddit
I would only ever use "dogs" in an ironic fashion.
No_Body_675@reddit
I know I must have heard someone somewhere in my 44 years simply say dogs, but usually they’re hot dogs.
RingGiver@reddit
I have never heard this.
Hopeful_Cry917@reddit
I've said it before but not often and never in conjunction with hamburgers. I've only ever heard hot dogs called dogs when talking about different kinds of sausage or weiner shaped food. I've mostly heard "dogs on a stick or dogs in a bun" when I hear hot dogs called dogs. But that's someone talking with young kids nearly every time.
Curmudgy@reddit
I've rarely heard it and would never say it.
Syllables are cheap.
rattlehead44@reddit
Actually, pretty frequently.
waka_flocculonodular@reddit
I usually say hotdoghotdoghotdog to mimic the hot dog vendors in California
nonstopflux@reddit
I’d say we’re having hot dogs if I was inviting someone. But if I wanted one from the grill, I’d say I’ll have a dog.
whtevrnichole@reddit
i only say hotdog. i don’t think i’ve heard someone just say "dog".
Icy-Whale-2253@reddit
Wtf
BookLuvr7@reddit
Pretty much never. It sounds so wrong to me.
Sorry_Nobody1552@reddit
When I say just the word dogs, I'm talking about my feet. I always say hot dogs when the food item comes up.
AwesomeHorses@reddit
I have never said this
keIIzzz@reddit
I’ve never seen anyone say that
Cooperjb15@reddit
With my close friends it would be fine we talk with nicknames for everything but outside of that never