Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A small, round or slightly oblong cake of cornmeal fried in deep fat.
WordNet 3.0
- n. deep-fried cornbread ball (southern)
Etymologies
- Perhaps from their having been used as snacks for dogs to quiet them while a meal was being eaten. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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Lists
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Americanism
American words
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Fun Food Names
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Foodie
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Fanciful Beasts
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foodie
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chained_bear 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
asativum Yes indeedy, a hoo-hah it was meant to be. May 19, 2008
chained_bear 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 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
trivet aaaaw! Oct 18, 2007
reesetee I have that list name too! We must be Wordtuplets. Oct 18, 2007
seanahan list buddies! Oct 18, 2007
jennarenn Ooo, trivet and I have matching lists! Oct 18, 2007
reesetee Yep. But I like the singular better for my list. :-) Oct 17, 2007
chained_bear See also hush puppies? Oct 17, 2007
palooka A fun name for a food! Hush puppies are deep-fried fritters popular in the South. Jan 5, 2007