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Hertz donut en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌhɜɹts ˈdoʊ(ˌ)nʌt/ (General-American)
• /ˌhɜːts ˈdəʊnʌt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

A pun on “hurts, don’t it?”.

Meanings

1. (US, humorous) A supposed snack offered to a person as a prank; if they accept, they are punched or otherwise hurt in some way.
   • “[…] Hey Abigail, do you want a ‘Hertz Donut’?” / “Okay.” / I gave her a playfully hard punch on the arm. “Hurts, don’t it?” 2003, Ellen DeGeneres, “Making Your Life Count (and Other Fun Things to Do with Your Time!)”, in The Funny Thing is …, New York, N.Y.: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 56:
   • Hey Dave: I said, Want a Hertz Donut? Big Mean Toby / Dear Toby: No. Leave me alone. / Hey Dave: I said, WANT A HERTZ DONUT? YOU WANT ONE? HUH? HUH? YOU WANT ONE, I SAID? I THINK YOU WANT ONE. / Dear Toby: I told you No! Hey! Ow! I hate you, Toby. 1986 September 26, Dave Awl, “Nuke Them Squirrels”, in Brad Dorfman, editor, Bradley Scout, volume 89, number 4, Peoria, Ill.: Undergraduate student body of Bradley University, →OCLC, page 8, column 2:
   • DEREK: […] You're going to like this one. It's a donut-eating contest! […] Yep. All the Hertz donuts you want. / JOEY: A Hertz donut? / [Derek punches Joey in the sack. He goes down to his knees in pain.] / DEREK: Hurts, don' it? 2009 July 15 (first performance), Joe Janes, “Big Bother”, in 365 Sketches: One Comedy Sketch a Day for a Year, [Morrisville, N.C.]: Bite and Smile Publications, Lulu.com, published 2010, →ISBN, page 348:
   • "Hey, Sis, do yah want a Hertz Donut?" one of them sweetly said as the other one held out a donut bag. She reached for it. Her step-sister snatched the bag away and socked her hard in the arm instead. "Hurts, Don't it?" they chime, laughing at her pain. That's what investing can feel like, if you are not prepared for the normal, and possibly extreme, fluctuation of price. 2006, Carmen Portnoy, “The Crust”, in The Money Pie: A Recipe for Women Investors, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, published 2010, →ISBN, page 6:

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