phrase Street Slang

lemon pepper wet

· phrase · atlanta

Lemon-pepper wings tossed in hot sauce — ATL's signature wing order.

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Wings dusted in lemon pepper, then dipped in or tossed with hot wing sauce so the seasoning goes wet instead of dry. An Atlanta-specific order — most associated with American Deli and J.R. Crickets. Donald Glover put it in front of the world via 'Atlanta' S1E2, but locals were ordering it for years.

“10 piece lemon pepper wet, fries hard, sweet tea.”
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lemon pepper wet In A Sentence

10 piece lemon pepper wet, fries hard, sweet tea.

Origin & Usage

Atlanta wing-shop ordering convention from the '90s/2000s; nationally exposed by the FX series 'Atlanta' (2016), specifically the 'Streets on Lock' episode.

People Also Ask

Is lemon pepper wet just sauce on top?

Not really — the move is the lemon pepper seasoning meeting hot sauce so the dry rub turns into a sticky, tangy glaze. Sauce on the side is not wet.

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