Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small, round or slightly oblong cake of cornmeal fried in deep fat.
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- noun deep-fried cornbread ball (southern)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Perhaps from their having been used as snacks for dogs to quiet them while a meal was being eaten.]
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palooka commented on the word hush puppy
A fun name for a food! Hush puppies are deep-fried fritters popular in the South.
January 5, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word hush puppy
See also hush puppies?
October 17, 2007
reesetee commented on the word hush puppy
Yep. But I like the singular better for my list. :-)
October 17, 2007
jennarenn commented on the word hush puppy
Ooo, trivet and I have matching lists!
October 18, 2007
seanahan commented on the word hush puppy
list buddies!
October 18, 2007
reesetee commented on the word hush puppy
I have that list name too! We must be Wordtuplets.
October 18, 2007
trivet commented on the word hush puppy
aaaaw!
October 18, 2007
asativum commented on the word hush puppy
Ostensibly named because cooks would throw lumps of fried batter to the hounds during hoo-has to quiet them.
By some tellings, dog salmon get their name similarly.
May 16, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word hush puppy
Asativum, is that the same as a hoo-hah? (I'm referencing the conversation on that page more than the spelling. I think they mean the same thing...)
May 16, 2008
asativum commented on the word hush puppy
Yes indeedy, a hoo-hah it was meant to be.
May 19, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word hush puppy
Well, they're the same thing according to WeirdNet, aren't they? And when there are hoo-has around, there's usually going to be a hoo-hah anyway. Am I right? Am I right? ;)
May 19, 2008