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

Recent Examples on the Web

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

In that one, the founding father riffed on the importance of Americans being free to name their food things that don't make sense, such as a buffalo wing being made of chicken. —Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024

Today’s consumers, armed with smartphones, are more informed than ever before, and many want alternatives to common meat delicacies like hamburgers, hotdogs and buffalo wings without sacrificing taste or quality. —Shalom Daniel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Buffalo, New York

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for buffalo wing

• anything
• colouring
• everything
• nuzzling
• snorkeling
• splattering
• superstring
• underwing
• worshiping
• bing
• bring
• ching

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