hot cake

American  

[haht keyk] / ˈhɑt ˌkeɪk /

Or hotcake

noun

1. a pancake or griddlecake.

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idioms

1. 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.

Regionalisms

See pancake.

Etymology

Origin of hot cake

An Americanism dating back to 1675–85

Example Sentences

Perhaps all of the restaurants selling cabbage dishes like hot cakes or Danny’s special dish on this week’s “Top Chef” episode might be the harbinger of a new era for the cruciferous standby.

From Salon

And it sold like hot cakes, apparently, at a time when hot cakes were selling pretty well.

From Washington Post

Released under the title “Lafayette,” it was the first commercial recording of Cajun music ever made, and it sold like hot cakes.

From New York Times

“People were able to sell tests like hot cakes over Omicron,” said Gigi Gronvall, a testing expert at Johns Hopkins University.

From New York Times

What should have been Apple’s weakness — its dependence on the iPhone, at a time when smartphones are no longer selling like hot cakes — instead has been a source of strength.

From New York Times