Hertz donut
Syllables: Hertz do·nutUK/ˌhɜːts ˈdəʊnʌt//ˌhɜɹts ˈdoʊ(ˌ)nʌt/
Hertz donut noun: a supposed snack offered to a person as a prank; if they accept, they are punched or otherwise hurt in some way.
Noun
Hertz donut (plural Hertz donuts)
- A supposed snack offered to a person as a prank; if they accept, they are punched or otherwise hurt in some way.
- Hey Dave: I said, Want a Hertz Donut? Big Mean Toby / Dear Toby: No. Leave me alone. / Hey Dave: I said, WANT A HERTZ DONUT? YOU WANT ONE? HUH? HUH? YOU WANT ONE, I SAID? I THINK YOU WANT ONE. / Dear Toby: I told you No! Hey! Ow! I hate you, Toby.1986 September 26, Dave Awl, “Nuke Them Squirrels”, in Brad Dorfman, editor, Bradley Scout, volume 89, number 4, Peoria, Ill.: Undergraduate student body of Bradley University, →OCLC, page 8, column 2
- “[…] Hey Abigail, do you want a ‘Hertz Donut’?” / “Okay.” / I gave her a playfully hard punch on the arm. “Hurts, don’t it?”2003, Ellen DeGeneres, “Making Your Life Count (and Other Fun Things to Do with Your Time!)”, in The Funny Thing is …, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 56
Examples of Hertz donut in a sentence
- "Hey, Sis, do yah want a Hertz Donut?" one of them sweetly said as the other one held out a donut bag.2006, Carmen Portnoy, “The Crust”, in The Money Pie: A Recipe for Women Investors, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, published 2010, →ISBN...
- All the Hertz donuts you want. / JOEY: A Hertz donut? / [Derek punches Joey in the sack.2009 July 15 (first performance), Joe Janes, “Big Bother”, in 365 Sketches: One Comedy Sketch a Day for a Year, [Morrisville, N.C.]: Bite...
Forms of Hertz donut
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Origin of Hertz donut
A pun on “hurts, don’t it?”.
Words that rhyme with Hertz donut
Questions about Hertz donut
- What does Hertz donut mean?
- Hertz donut means a supposed snack offered to a person as a prank; if they accept, they are punched or otherwise hurt in some way.
- How do you use Hertz donut in a sentence?
- "Hey, Sis, do yah want a Hertz Donut?" one of them sweetly said as the other one held out a donut bag.
- What part of speech is Hertz donut?
- Hertz donut is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Hertz donut?
- Hertz donut is pronounced /ˌhɜːts ˈdəʊnʌt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Hertz donut?
- The plural of Hertz donut is Hertz donuts.
Words near Hertz donut in the dictionary
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