buffalo wing

noun

variants or Buffalo wing
: a deep-fried chicken wing coated with a spicy sauce and usually served with a blue cheese dressing

Examples of buffalo wing in a Sentence

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For example, don’t place raw meat next to the celery sticks that will go with your buffalo wings. Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025 Next, McConaughey cites the inception of the Buffalo Bills over a basket of buffalo wings shared between an alternate version of him and Hot Ones host Sean Evans. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025 For any Super Bowl party, the snacks are paramount: chips and dip, nachos, buffalo wings. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Feb. 2025 My take: Four out of five flats for their buffalo wings. Justin L. MacK, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for buffalo wing

Word History

Etymology

Buffalo, New York

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of buffalo wing was in 1981

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“Buffalo wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buffalo%20wing. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

buffalo wing

noun
: a deep-fried chicken wing coated with a spicy sauce and usually served with a blue cheese dressing
Etymology

named for Buffalo, NY

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