Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Canada, Philippines, US)Synonym of pancake.

    For breakfast he ordered a stack of hotcakes with butter and syrup.

  2. (figuratively)Something that sells quickly in large volumes, in the manner of proverbial hotcakes.

More definitions
  • a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle

Examples

15 sentences
  1. These shirts are selling like hotcakes.

    Ці сорочки продаються як гарячі пиріжки.

    deDiese Hemden gehen weg wie warme Semmeln.

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  2. This book is selling like hotcakes.

    ruЭта книга расходится как горячие пирожки.

    deDas Buch geht weg wie warme Semmeln.

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  3. The toys Tom made sold like hotcakes at the flea market last week.

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  4. The toys that Tom made sold like hotcakes at the flea market last week.

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  5. The products sold like hotcakes.

    deDie Waren gingen weg wie heiße Semmeln.

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Origin

From hot + cake.

From hot + cake.

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Forms

plural: hotcakes

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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