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  1. Hush Puppies

    Hush Puppies is an American internationally marketed brand of contemporary, casual footwear for men, women and children. The shoes have been described as "the classic American brushed-suede shoes with the lightweight crepe sole". A division of Wolverine World Wide, Hush Puppies is headquartered in Rockford, Michigan. Wolverine markets and completely licenses the Hush Puppies name for footwear in over 120 countries throughout the world. In addition, the Hush Puppies name is licensed for non-footwear fashion categories, including clothing, eyewear, plush toys and more. Hush Puppies uses a Basset Hound named Jason as its logo which are occasionally referred to as "hush puppies" for that reason.

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  1. Hush Puppies

    Hush Puppies is an international brand of contemporary, casual footwear for men, women and children. The shoes have been described as "the classic American brushed-suede shoes with the lightweight crepe sole". A division of Wolverine Worldwide, Hush Puppies is headquartered in Rockford, Michigan. Wolverine markets or licenses the Hush Puppies name for footwear in over 120 countries throughout the world. In addition, the Hush Puppies name is licensed for non-footwear fashion categories, including clothing, eyewear and plush toys. Hush Puppies uses a Basset Hound as its logo.

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  1. hush puppiesnoun

    when spelled with a lower case h and a lower case p hush puppies are deep fried cornmeal batter; often a side dish or part of a seafood meal platter, more often found in the southern United States; See also Hush Puppies when spelled with an upper case H and an uppercase P, a brand of shoes

    I'll have the fried fish platter with French fries and hush puppies


    Submitted by TriplePurple on March 7, 2024  


  2. hush puppiesnoun

    when spelled with a lower case h and a lower case p: deep fried cornmeal batter; often a side dish or part of a seafood meal platter, more often found in the Southeastern United States; See also the definition for Hush Puppies when spelled with a capital H and a capital P which is a brand of shoes

    I'll have the fried fish platter with French fries and hush puppies


    Submitted by TriplePurple on March 7, 2024  


  3. hush puppiesnoun

    When written with a capital H and a capital P, a brand of shoes, introduced in 1958 in the US; See hush puppies when spelled with lower case h and p for a different definition that is a food: fried cornmeal batter,

    I need a comfortable pair of shoes. I think I'll buy a pair of Hush Puppies

    Etymology: Basset Hounds were the inspiration for the Hush Puppies brand of shoes, introduced in 1958. According to company lore, a sales manager traveling in the southeastern U.S. named the brand after a food popular in that region’s cuisine: hush puppies, which are deep-fried balls of cornmeal batter. The treat was supposedly given to barking hounds to keep them quiet.


    Submitted by TriplePurple on March 7, 2024  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hush puppies in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hush puppies in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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