hominy grits

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

1. grits ( def 1 ).

hominy grits

plural noun

1. finely ground hominy Often shortened togrits

Word History and Origins

Origin of hominy grits¹

1790–1800; Americanism

Example Sentences

Then his plate was put before him: hominy grits and a scrap of bacon.

From Literature

Booker, cookbook author and owner of a catering business, was responsible for the dinner’s vegetable course: roasted sweet pepper and hominy grits, served with Vidalia onions and a smoky tomato-okra gravy.

From Washington Post

Not all have worked — most notably a beer called Shrimp and Grits that actually incorporated hominy grits and shellfish.

From New York Times

The smell of unfamiliar food in the air now, fish caught from the nearby river, pig knuckles, hominy grits, fried baloney, black-eyed peas.

From Literature

Eat: “I want shrimp and hominy when I’m in Charleston, at whatever place doesn’t call hominy grits,” Colbert declares with the emphatic authority of his Colbert Report persona.

From Time