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hush puppies

hush puppies is the plural of hush puppy.

Meaning of hush puppy

Noun

hush puppy (plural hush puppies)

  1. (slang) A semiautomatic handgun fitted with a suppressor, used by special forces personnel to quietly take out guard dogs and sentries.
    • When we used it in our “hush puppy” against a sentry, the target was almost always hit only once, in the head.2009, Thomas H. Keith, SEAL Warrior

Questions about hush puppies

What is hush puppies the plural of?
Hush puppies is the plural of hush puppy.

Words near hush puppies in the dictionary

  1. hush houses
  2. hush kit
  3. hush kits
  4. hush money
  5. hush one's mouth
  6. hush puppies
  7. hush puppy
  8. hush shop
  9. hush shops
  10. hush up
  11. hush'd

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