/ Dictionary / Index H hush puppy: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hush' pup"py Pronunciation: [key] — Chiefly Southern U.S. Chiefly Southern U.S. a small, unsweetened cake or ball of cornmeal dough fried in deep fat. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: hushpuppy (Thesaurus) hush money husk Related Content Daily Word Quiz: profiterole Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language