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Definition

To be sold in large numbers quickly.

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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."
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