corn dog

[kawrn dawg, dog]

noun

1. a frankfurter coated in cornmeal batter and deep fried or baked: usually prepared and served on a stick.

Word History and Origins

Origin of corn dog¹

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40

Example Sentences

“The idea is this is familiar. We’re not making a big deal out of it. We’re treating it like a corn dog or anything else. That’s the way my wife eats that stuff: in a blaze of glory.”

From Salon

In 2020, Public Health investigators found that a 58-year-old man had choked to death after staffers at the same Lancaster facility failed to follow physician orders to give him pureed or finely chopped foods — instead serving him a corn dog that wasn’t adequately chopped up, according to reports from the Department of Public Health and the Los Angeles County medical examiner.

From Los Angeles Times

Their rural appeal is not as shallow as a camo hat and corn dog.

From Salon

Into this season of gloom, enters a onetime high school teacher, football coach and corn dog lover, who has introduced a revolutionary alternative — joy.

From Los Angeles Times

Cheftestant Soo's, inspired by a Korean corn dog, was a french-fry-battered hot dog with wasabi and jalapeño mayo.

From Salon