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
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The top seller is the box for two with four North Atlantic cod fillets, fries and two hush puppies.
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Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Feb. 2026
Pipkin’s wife Takwana Pipkin, who also goes by TK, makes the potato salad and the hush puppies on the food trucks.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
The snapper fillets can come accompanied by fries and bread or, through January, with black-eyed peas, greens and hush puppies for good luck in the new year.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The event featured a catered lunch of crispy hush puppies, catfish, smoked chicken and more – with Mississippi Sherin Sauce on the table, while Azar and others told stories between songs.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
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Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Feb. 2026
Pipkin’s wife Takwana Pipkin, who also goes by TK, makes the potato salad and the hush puppies on the food trucks.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
The snapper fillets can come accompanied by fries and bread or, through January, with black-eyed peas, greens and hush puppies for good luck in the new year.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The event featured a catered lunch of crispy hush puppies, catfish, smoked chicken and more – with Mississippi Sherin Sauce on the table, while Azar and others told stories between songs.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026
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