hot rod
Meanings
noun
- 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.
- The penis.
verb
- To modify a vehicle for enhanced driving performance, top speed, and/or to accelerate faster.
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Attested since 1945 in American English, specifically meaning ‘hunk of metal’.
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