hot link

noun

plural hot links
1
: hyperlink
By clicking on highlighted words, called hot links, you're instantly taken to other Internet sites that offer additional or related information.— Victoria Von Biel
2
: a spicy sausage
With so many timid hot links on the barbecue scene, it was good to meet one that had actual texture and heat to it—plus snap to the bite.— Allen Pierleoni
hot-link
ˈhät-ˌliŋk How to pronounce hot link (audio)
verb

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Lem’s Bar-B-Q, in its 71st year, still serves countless rib tips and hot links to customers crossing generations, who have stayed loyal to the Lemons’ family tradition of imbuing generous cuts of meat with the flavors of hickory wood, charcoal and fire. — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025 The tiny town of Bailey is home to a historic Coney Island hotdog stand, serving up Polish hot links and elk jalepeño brats. — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of hot link was in 1907

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