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sell like hot cakes

hot cake
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /sɛl laɪk hɒt keɪk/
    • /sel laɪk hɒt keɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /sɛl laɪk hɒt keɪk/

Definitions of sell like hot cakes words

  • noun sell like hot cakes a pancake or griddlecake. 1
  • idioms sell like hot cakes sell / go like hot cakes, to be disposed of very quickly and effortlessly, especially in quantity: His record sold like hot cakes on the first day after its release. 1
  • noun sell like hot cakes to be sold rapidly and in large quantities 0
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Origin of sell like hot cakes

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1675-85

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Parts of speech for Sell like hot cakes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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sell like hot cakes popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sell like hot cakes usage trend in Literature

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