sling hash



sling hash

Serve food in a restaurant, especially a cheap establishment. For example, The only job she could find was slinging hash in the neighborhood diner. This term alludes to the inelegant presentation and nature of the food, in effect, tossing hash before a customer. [Slang; mid-1800s]
See also: hash, sling

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Sol (1)-Spanish, Portuguese
Marcellomahr-CHEL-loItalian
Damianadah-MYAH-nahItalian
Hickey['hiki]
HeikkiHAYK-keeFinnish
Agneseah-NYE-ze (Italian), AHG-ne-se (Latvian) Italian, Latvian