hot cake
noun
a pancake or griddlecake.
Idioms for hot cake
sell/go like hot cakes,
to be disposed of very quickly and effortlessly, especially in quantity: His record sold like hot cakes on the first day after its release.
Origin of hot cake
An Americanism dating back to 1675–85
regional variation note for hot cake
1. See
pancake.
Words nearby hot cake
hot and heavy,
hot as blazes,
hot bed,
hot buttered rum,
hot button,
hot cake,
hot cap,
hot cockles,
hot cold-working,
hot comb,
hot corner
Example sentences from the Web for hot cake
He could imagine the number of daring devils from whose amorous advances even a hot-cake queen was not immune.
The Pride of Palomar |Peter B. KyneThe shallow pan also serves as a cover for either of the deeper dishes or for a hot-cake griddle.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge |Various