hush puppy

noun

chiefly Southern US and south Midland US
: cornmeal dough shaped into small balls and fried in deep fat
usually used in plural

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Try their inventive Pimento cheese pups (their spin on hush puppies), crispy pork shanks, and wild boar Sloppy Joe sandwiches. Tykesha Spivey Burton, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2024 But here, every single item on the menu is a greatest hit, from the hush puppies with Key lime mustard to the banana bread French toast at brunch. Deanne Revel, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2024 This feast includes 2½ hours of unlimited No. 1 and No. 2 crabs, local corn on the cob, potato salad, Old Bay fries, homemade hush puppies, and buckets of Natty Boh. Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024 The hush puppies are not round but shaped like chubby fingers. John Jeremiah Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for hush puppy 

Word History

Etymology

from its occasional use as food for dogs

First Known Use

circa 1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hush puppy was circa 1918

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“Hush puppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hush%20puppy. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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