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Bisquick

noun

Etymology

From the brand name Bisquick. Blend of biscuit + quick, because the mix was originally sold as a way of making biscuits in "90 seconds from package to oven".

  1. inherited from *gʷih₃wós✻
  2. inherited from *kwikwaz✻
  3. inherited from *kwiku✻
  4. inherited from cwic
  5. inherited from quik
  6. compounded as bisquick — “biscuit + quick”

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of bisquick.

  2. Pre-mixed baking mix, generally consisting of flour, a shortening and a leavening agent…

    Pre-mixed baking mix, generally consisting of flour, a shortening and a leavening agent (for quickly making fresh biscuits, pancakes, dumplings, etc).

    • Seven at night in Tucson, get some bisquick for the dumplings. Have some bacon. Go to Hadley's in the kitchen right beside the frying steak —Diana on the phone—get a little plastic bag from Drum— Fill it up with tarragon and chili.
    • We were limited in money to purchase supplies, so we took a 100 pound sack of potatoes and several sacks of flour and some bisquick, and of course a case of beer.
    • In the kitchen I found some bisquick and thought maybe I could make some pancakes[.]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA