hominy grits

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. grits.

hominy grits

plural noun

1. Often shortened to: grits. finely ground hominy

Word History and Origins

Origin of hominy grits¹

1790–1800;

Example Sentences

Then his plate was put before him: hominy grits and a scrap of bacon.

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Booker, cookbook author and owner of a catering business, was responsible for the dinner’s vegetable course: roasted sweet pepper and hominy grits, served with Vidalia onions and a smoky tomato-okra gravy.

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Not all have worked — most notably a beer called Shrimp and Grits that actually incorporated hominy grits and shellfish.

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The smell of unfamiliar food in the air now, fish caught from the nearby river, pig knuckles, hominy grits, fried baloney, black-eyed peas.

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Eat: “I want shrimp and hominy when I’m in Charleston, at whatever place doesn’t call hominy grits,” Colbert declares with the emphatic authority of his Colbert Report persona.

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