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  • noun Plural form of hotcake.

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Examples

  • Another day I was trying to order pancakes, which are called hotcakes over there.

    Are We There Yet? Robert Caprio 2003

  • Another day I was trying to order pancakes, which are called hotcakes over there.

    Are We There Yet? Robert Caprio 2003

  • Well, I used the word "surprisingly" precisely because this was kind of surprising to me, as I had been hearing that gold is selling like hotcakes, which is an expression that you don't hear much these days, probably not too surprisingly because I never heard of hotcakes being big sellers and thus giving rise to the expression.

    Asia Times Online 2009

  • Although many little Juan Diegos, with their painted-on, pencil-thin moustaches, go for cotton candy, others enjoy the "hotcakes" made from corn instead of wheat flour and covered with sweet fruit syrups.

    Mexican holiday sweets: cookies, candy and more 2007

  • Although many little Juan Diegos, with their painted-on, pencil-thin moustaches, go for cotton candy, others enjoy the "hotcakes" made from corn instead of wheat flour and covered with sweet fruit syrups.

    Mexican holiday sweets: cookies, candy and more 2007

  • Our practice, after experiencing this dangerous phenomenon, is to never pre-warm the plates and not place hot circular food such as hotcakes dead center on the plate but rather, arranged across the plate.

    Mouse Print»Blog Archive » Corelle: They Only Make It Look Unbreakable* 2007

  • McDonald's has set the bar very high, offering high-quality fare such as hotcakes, biscuits and English muffins.

    BloggingStocks 2009

  • McDonald's has set the bar very high, offering high-quality fare such as hotcakes, biscuits and English muffins.

    BloggingStocks 2009

  • McDonald's has set the bar very high, offering high-quality fare such as hotcakes, biscuits and English muffins.

    BloggingStocks 2009

  • McDonald's has set the bar very high, offering high-quality fare such as hotcakes, biscuits and English muffins.

    BloggingStocks 2009

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