DOUGHNUT
NOUNS
1835 ► BEIGNET a doughnut → Amer. dial.
1845 ► KRAPFEN a doughnut, in German-speaking areas
1865 ► SIMBALL a doughnut → US
1870 ► SINKER a doughnut → US sl.
1895 ► BOILED CAKE a doughnut → Amer. dial.
20C.. ► GRAVY RING a doughnut → Ulster sl.
1903 ► BEAR SIGN doughnuts → Amer. cowboy usage
1925 ► CHOKER-HOLE a doughnut → US sl.
1931 ► ODD FELLOWS three doughnuts and coffee → US tramps & beggars’ sl.
1932 ► BOIL CAKE a doughnut → Amer. dial.
1940 ► SLOPS AND SLUGS coffee and doughnuts → African-American sl.
1941 ► BEIGNE a doughnut → Amer. dial.
1941 ► LIFE PRESERVER a doughnut → Amer. jocular usage
1941 ► MORNING GLORY a doughnut → Amer. dial.
1941 ► RINGER a doughnut → Amer. dial.
1942 ► GASKET a doughnut → US sl.
1947 ► SLIPS AND SLUGS coffee and doughnuts → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1950 ► BERLINER a doughnut with jelly inside → Amer. dial.
1960 ► DOORKNOB a doughnut → US sl.
1962 ► BAIGNET a doughnut → Amer. dial.
1966 ► DODGER a doughnut → Amer. dial.
1967 ► BERLIN a doughnut with jelly inside → Amer. dial.
1967 ► BERLIN PFANNKUCHEN a doughnut with jelly inside → Amer. dial.
1967 ► CHIPPER a doughnut → Amer. dial.
1967 ► DOG NUT a doughnut → Amer. dial., jocular usage
1967 ► FETTIGLICH a doughnut → Amer. dial.
1967 ► RING a doughnut → Amer. dial.
1967 ► RING CAKE a doughnut → Amer. dial.
1970 ► DOBBER a doughnut → Amer. dial.
1976 ► MUD BALL a doughnut or other pastry eaten with coffee → US sl.
1998 ► JAM-BUSTER a jam doughnut → Can. sl.
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