A small, round or slightly oblong cake of cornmeal fried in deep fat.
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A small ball of fried cornmeal dough.
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Origin of hush-puppy
Perhaps from their having been used as snacks for dogs to quiet them while a meal was being eaten
From
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Hush-puppy Sentence Examples
Anyone who has desired comfortable shoes that are casual and stylish have probably heard of Hush Puppy Shoes.
Because horses were becoming scarce, the parent company of Hush Puppy Shoes wanted to create a pigskin leather.
Named after a treat that Southerners used to quiet their barking dogs, by 1963 one in ten Americans owned a pair of Hush Puppy Shoes.
In 1995, Hush Puppy Shoes were voted "Fashion Accessory of the Year" by the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
If you crave sneakers that aren't typical of everything you see in the sporting goods store and have that extra something special, look no further than Hush Puppy Shoes.