hominy grits

Word Origin

noun, (used with a singular or plural verb)

grits (def 1).

Origin of hominy grits

1790-1800

1790-1800; Americanism

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Historical Examples

Just by luck, I have a few cases of American oatmeal and hominy grits.

Paris Vistas Helen Davenport Gibbons
Stir the hominy grits into the water and continue to boil for 10 minutes.

Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1 Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

British Dictionary definitions for hominy grits

hominy grits

plural noun

(US) finely ground hominy Often shortened to grits

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