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References to dachshund sausages and ultimately hot dogs can be traced to German immigrants in the 1800s. These immigrants brought not only sausages to
America, but dachshund dogs. The name most likely began as a joke about the Germans' small, long, thin dogs.
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How did hot dog get its name?
These immigrants brought not only sausages to America, but dachshund
dogs. The
name most likely began as a joke about the Germans' small, long, thin
dogs. In fact, even Germans called the frankfurter a "little-
dog" or "dachshund" sausage, thus linking the word "
dog" to their popular concoction.
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Why is it called a hot dog?
In the mid-19th century, German immigrant butchers in the United States began selling variations of sausages, some of which were thin and long, like the
dog breed dachshund. They
called these dachshund sausages. Over time, the phrase may have been bastardized into “
hot dog.”
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