sizzler
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪzləɹ/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɪzlə(ɹ)
Noun
sizzler (plural sizzlers)
- One who, or that which, sizzles.
- 1980, New York Magazine, volume 13, number 38, page 38:
- The cannelloni ($5.50) bubbles and hisses, a creamy sizzler with a blanket of fresh chopped parsley covering that lovely noodle dough; its forcemeat of pork and chicken is both rich and mild, and the Alfredo sauce isn't overcheesed.
- (slang) A person who is very sexually attractive.
- An Indian dish of meat and vegetables served sizzling on a hot plate.
- (colloquial) A very hot day.
- Synonym: sizzler
- Today's a real sizzler, so it would be wise to put on sunscreen.
References
- “sizzler” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.