hotcakes

Syrup-drenched breakfast stack

Hotcakes are pancakes, especially in American usage.

The word appears most often in the phrase selling like hotcakes, meaning selling rapidly and in large quantities—evoking the image of fresh pancakes disappearing as fast as they come off the griddle.

The new phones sold like hotcakes.

food

griddle

Flat metal cooking surface

maple · stack · silver dollar · blueberry · buttermilk · buckwheat · skillet · sizzle · golden brown · fluffy

breakfast

syrup

Thick sugar liquid

eggs · hashbrowns · sausage · coffee · juice · brunch · griddle · maple · morning · diner

idiom

bestsellers

Top-selling books

  • sellingTrading for payment
  • in-demandWidely wanted, actively pursued
  • hitSuccessful contact or strike

popular · blockbuster · sensation · craze · phenomenon · must-have · sellout · snapped up

comfort

cozy

Warm and snug

indulgent · soothing · warmth · satisfying · grandmother · homemade · family · weekend · leisurely · tradition

Categories
Opposites
breakfast food type

hotcakesyogurt parfait

Layered dairy and granola dessert

fruit plate · waffles · oatmeal · toast · bagels

sales velocity (idiomatic)

hotcakesduds

Clothes or failures

flops · dead stock · white elephants · bombs · lemons

temperature state (hot vs. cold foods)

hotcakescold cuts

Precooked sliced meats

ice cream · gazpacho

Family

hotcake

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G