hush puppy
noun
chiefly Southern US and south Midland US
: cornmeal dough shaped into small balls and fried in deep fat —usually used in plural
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web But the true mark of a great hush puppy is its texture — a crisp exterior that yields to a soft, fluffy center — and this recipe produces exactly that. 
Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 6 July 2022 Fish basket: two pieces of fish fries, hush puppies, coleslaw, tartar sauce, $12. cleveland, 6 Mar. 2020 Sides are french fries, hush puppies, salad, coleslaw, mac and cheese and drinks. Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 20 Feb. 2020 Since seating in the restaurant was closed, the eatery can't serve its cocktails, but can sell packaged alcohol as well as a limited food menu featuring its fried chicken, goetta hush puppies and other sides as well as oatmeal cream pies. Alex Harrison, Cincinnati.com, 19 Mar. 2020 Fried and baked, shrimp, cheese pizza, hush puppies and sides.St. James Catholic Church,1826 Edenside Ave., 5-8 p.m. Fridays, Feb. 28 through April 3. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 24 Feb. 2020 Certain types of outdoor cooking mean two different foods going at the same time. Frying fish and hush puppies simultaneously is a perfect example. The Editors, Outdoor Life, 7 Oct. 2019 Baked and fried fish, shrimp, rolled oysters, cheese pizza, hush puppies, sides, desserts and beer. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 24 Feb. 2020 Fried or baked fish dinners or sandwiches and all-you-can-eat hush puppies and coleslaw. Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 20 Feb. 2020 See More
Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 6 July 2022 Fish basket: two pieces of fish fries, hush puppies, coleslaw, tartar sauce, $12. cleveland, 6 Mar. 2020 Sides are french fries, hush puppies, salad, coleslaw, mac and cheese and drinks. Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 20 Feb. 2020 Since seating in the restaurant was closed, the eatery can't serve its cocktails, but can sell packaged alcohol as well as a limited food menu featuring its fried chicken, goetta hush puppies and other sides as well as oatmeal cream pies. Alex Harrison, Cincinnati.com, 19 Mar. 2020 Fried and baked, shrimp, cheese pizza, hush puppies and sides.St. James Catholic Church,1826 Edenside Ave., 5-8 p.m. Fridays, Feb. 28 through April 3. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 24 Feb. 2020 Certain types of outdoor cooking mean two different foods going at the same time. Frying fish and hush puppies simultaneously is a perfect example. The Editors, Outdoor Life, 7 Oct. 2019 Baked and fried fish, shrimp, rolled oysters, cheese pizza, hush puppies, sides, desserts and beer. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 24 Feb. 2020 Fried or baked fish dinners or sandwiches and all-you-can-eat hush puppies and coleslaw. Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 20 Feb. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
from its occasional use as food for dogs
First Known Use
circa 1918, in the meaning defined above