Hush-puppy meaning

hŭsh'pŭp'ē
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

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.

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