Coney Island
Coney Island · Coney Islands
A Coney Island hot dogA Coney Island hot dog.
Meaning
2 sensesA Coney Island hot dog.
A type of restaurant selling Coney Island hot dogs, popular in the northern United States, particularly in Michigan.
More definitions
- a section of Brooklyn on the Atlantic; known as an amusement center
Origin
From Dutch Konijneneiland, from konijn[en] (“rabbit[s]”) + eiland (“island”), literally “iFrom Dutch Konijneneiland, from konijn[en] (“rabbit[s]”) + eiland (“island”), literally “island of rabbits”; equivalent to cony + island.
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