Definition
To be sold in large numbers quickly.
In Context
- "During a power outage, candles sell like hot cakes."
- "You're living in a disco / Forget about the rat race / Let's do the Milkshake / Selling like a hotcake"
- "Geffen employees confirm that about half of the initial run of forty-six thousand [copies of Nevermind] went to the Northwest, where it sold like hot cakes."
- "These units will sell like hot cakes for $400000 apiece. Our cost will be $250000. It's a regular gold mine."
- "CALENDARS featuring local men willing to get their kit off for charity are selling like hot cakes after hitting the market this week."
- "I sold 12 trout specials yesterday, they sold like hot cakes."
See Also
- fly off the shelves
- like hot cakes