What is a 'glizzy?' Let's dig into the summer food trend taking over TikTok
A glizzy is a hot dog. It was originally a slang term for “gun” in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area . but according to HipHop DX, it became a nickname for hot dogs because the length of the barbecue staple is similar to the extended clip of a gun. TikTok users have taken to adding hot dogs to their videos in the weirdest possible ways — perhaps solely so they can say the word “glizzy”. One TikTok user created a “glizzy dispenser,” which is just a refrigerator ice machine that releases hot dogs into your cup instead of frozen water. A different user created a “glizzy garden” in their yard by putting dozens of hot dogs on sticks throughout the grass. That one faced quite a bit of backlash from commenters. “This is a waste of hot dogs. People are hungry in the world!!!!” one user said
