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on a stick

on a stick prepositional phrase: skewered through the middle and served individually, in many cases warm, as a hot dog. Often parodied as being done to everything at state fairs in Iowa.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (humorous) Skewered through the middle and served individually, in many cases warm, as a hot dog. Often parodied as being done to everything at state fairs in Iowa.

Questions about on a stick

What does on a stick mean?
On a stick means skewered through the middle and served individually, in many cases warm, as a hot dog. Often parodied as being done to everything at state fairs in Iowa.
What part of speech is on a stick?
On a stick is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on a stick in the dictionary

  1. on a regular basis
  2. on a roll
  3. on a shoestring
  4. on a silver platter
  5. on a sixpence
  6. on a stick
  7. on a stretch
  8. on a string
  9. on a sudden
  10. on a tear
  11. on a tight leash

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