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Hush puppy

noun, slang

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  1. 1
    Alternative form of hushpuppy: a small deep-fried cornmeal cake. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    deep-fried cornbread ball (southern) wordnet
  3. 3
    A semiautomatic handgun fitted with a suppressor, used by special forces personnel to quietly take out guard dogs and sentries. slang

    "When we used it in our “hush puppy” against a sentry, the target was almost always hit only once, in the head."

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