hush puppy

See also: hushpuppy

English

Noun

hush puppy (plural hush puppies)

  1. Alternative form of hushpuppy: a small deep-fried cornmeal cake.
  2. (military slang) A semiautomatic handgun fitted with a suppressor, used by special forces personnel to quietly take out guard dogs and sentries.
    • 2009, Thomas H. Keith, SEAL Warrior:
      When we used it in our “hush puppy” against a sentry, the target was almost always hit only once, in the head.
    • 2021, Christophe Downes, War Crimes for the Political Elite:
      Normally, they would have used the silenced .22 ‘Hush Puppy’ pistol to dispatch both the dog and the sentry, but this was an exercise.
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