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Phrases
like hotcakes
: at a rapid rate
selling like hotcakes
Examples of hotcake in a Sentence
hotcakes and maple syrup will be served at the church breakfast
Recent Examples on the Web
Campfire Grill, Depew, New York The cinnamon roll hotcakes are one standout on a menu full of decadent plates (think, pancakes that come in flavors like chocolate and peanut butter cup, s’mores, and fresh berry) at this traditional American cafe.
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Mahita Gajanan, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2023
There were also his calls for the road warriors to pick up his breakfast—McDonald's hotcakes and sausage—or lunch—a Brawny Lad from Big Boy.
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Becca Hackett, Car and Driver, 22 May 2020
Published in 1826, James Fenimore Cooper’s The Last of the Mohicans—which elevated the myth of the vanishing Indian to a romanticized cornerstone of white U.S. identity—sold like backcountry hotcakes.
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Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020
Doughnuts were selling like hotcakes with people coming from across the country.
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CBS News, 10 Dec. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1683, in the meaning defined above
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“Hotcake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hotcake. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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