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- Basset Hounds were the inspiration for the Hush Puppies brand of shoes, introduced in 1958. According to company lore, a sales manager traveling in the southeastern U.S. named the brand after hush puppies, a food popular in the Southeast (deep-fried balls of cornmeal batter.) The treat was supposedly given to barking hounds to keep them quiet.
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I want to go down to the shoe store and buy a pair of Hush Puppies.
Submitted by TriplePurple on March 09, 2024
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