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hush puppy
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a small ball of fried cornmeal dough
Origin: < ?
See hush puppy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A small, round or slightly oblong cake of cornmeal fried in deep fat.
Origin:
Origin: Perhaps from their having been used as snacks for dogs to quiet them while a meal was being eaten
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