[hush puppy] n [fr. its occasional use as food for dogs] (ca. 1918) chiefly Southern & southern Midland: cornmeal dough shaped into small balls and fried in deep fat--usu. used in pl.
HUSH PUPPY
Meaning of HUSH PUPPY in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012