sizzler

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English

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Etymology

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From sizzle +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sizzler (plural sizzlers)

  1. One who, or that which, sizzles.
    • 1980, New York Magazine, volume 13, number 38, page 38:
      The cannelloni ($5.50) bubbles and hisses, a creamy sizzler with a blanket of fresh chopped parsley covering that lovely noodle dough; its forcemeat of pork and chicken is both rich and mild, and the Alfredo sauce isn't overcheesed.
  2. (slang) A person who is very sexually attractive.
  3. An Indian dish of meat and vegetables served sizzling on a hot plate.

References

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  • Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

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