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erm... | 18:40 Sun 11th Aug 2002 | Phrases & Sayings
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we say 'selling like hotcakes', but how do hotcakes sell? is it ment to mean they are selling fast or slow?
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The phrase implies that the product is selling very well indeed - just as cakes would when fresh from the oven..Mmmm lovely and soft....
The phrase was first used in print in a book published in 1839 by the American author C F Briggs. He wrote: "You had better buy 'em, Colonel," said Mr Lummucks, "they will sell like hot cakes." The suggestion of the need for haste tells you that they would sell quickly.

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