pig in a blanket
noun phrase
plural pigs in a blanket or pigs in blankets
: a frankfurter served in a wrapper of baked dough
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Waiters served chorizo pigs in a blanket, potato pancakes with apple sauce, and salmon with caviar on corn blinis as legendary pianist Dom Salvador played on.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
There was a mountain lion stalking us, doing that back and forth walk, with its head and eyes staying fixed on us below like literal pigs in a blanket.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
From the pigs in a blanket and the margaritas to the Jaguar XK120 roadster parked out front, every last festive detail was quintessentially Ralph Lauren.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2024
Think franks and blanks (a take on pigs in a blanket, but with beef) for the Super Bowl, mini potato puffs and cheese blintzes as a passed appetizer, or babka and (frozen) challah at brunch.
—Remy Tumin, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
There was a mountain lion stalking us, doing that back and forth walk, with its head and eyes staying fixed on us below like literal pigs in a blanket.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
From the pigs in a blanket and the margaritas to the Jaguar XK120 roadster parked out front, every last festive detail was quintessentially Ralph Lauren.
—Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 14 Aug. 2024
Think franks and blanks (a take on pigs in a blanket, but with beef) for the Super Bowl, mini potato puffs and cheese blintzes as a passed appetizer, or babka and (frozen) challah at brunch.
—Remy Tumin, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Pig in a blanket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pig%20in%20a%20blanket. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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