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nounA small deep-fried cornmeal cake.
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Perhaps because they were once thrown to hungry dogs to quieten them.
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hushpuppy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hushpuppy
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“hushpuppy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hushpuppy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hushpuppy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hushpuppy.
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