Definition of "cush-cush" []

• New Orleans A dish made by frying or boiling cornmeal or crumbled cornbread, sweetened and served as a cereal. (noun)

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• "He was a big powerful man, a dark laughing Cajun with white teeth and turquoise eyes who had been raised on boudin, cush-cush and garfish balls."
• "Then she would pull off her shirt, scrub her hands and arms with Lava soap under the pump in the sink, and in her bra fill our bowls with cush-cush and make ham-and-onion sandwiches for our lunches."
• "He was a big, powerful man, a dark laughing Cajun with white teeth and turquoise eyes who had been raised on boudin, cush-cush, and garfish balls."