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General Slang
singing hinnie
· noun · geordie
A griddled Northumbrian currant cake that hisses on the pan — hence the singing.
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A traditional Northumbrian griddle cake — flour, lard, butter, currants — cooked on a hot bakestone where the fat sizzles and sings as it hits the heat. Hinnie is the Geordie/Northumbrian term of endearment (honey). Served split, buttered, with tea.
“Me nana made singing hinnies every Sunday, fresh off the griddle.”
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singing hinnie In A Sentence
Me nana made singing hinnies every Sunday, fresh off the griddle.
Origin & Usage
Long-standing Northumbrian baking tradition; the name combines the audible sizzle (singing) with hinnie, the local sweetheart word.
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