HUSH PUPPY


Meaning of HUSH PUPPY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: from its occasional use as food for dogs

Date: circa 1918

chiefly Southern & southern Midland : cornmeal dough shaped into small balls and fried in deep fat — usually used in plural

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.