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Contents 1 Etymology 2 Etymology 3 Etymology 4 From a PHC listener

[edit] Etymology

Has anyone considered the possibility that the word 'hotdish' just might come from the fact that it's hot and in a dish? It might even be considered onomatopoeia, in that the word 'hotdish' strongly reselbles the noise your mom makes while trying to carry it from the oven to the table (i.e she repeatedly says 'hotdish! hotdish! cominthrough!')

Honestly, all efforts to standardise all articles aside, an etymology section for this seems... well... dumb. 67.169.63.116 14:59, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Etymology

I personally would like information on when "hotdish" entered the vocabulary. I suspect it is relatively recent (~one decade or so) as I see no older references. A literature reference, from any time frame but particularly and older one, would help out this page.

As a North Dakotan I would say there is no way "hotdish" is merely a decade old. Honestly I was astonished to read this article and see that it was merely a regional concept... NSilter 21:09, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Well, it definitely is. I'm from California and have never seen the term before. Thanks wikipedia! 76.203.72.164 21:49, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

Hotdish is absolutely regional, in fact I came to this page after my boyfriend (from Minn.) asked me to make a hotdish for dinner. I had no idea what he was talking about, we call them casseroles on the east coast. Kalyn123 20:26, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Etymology

NSilter, or anyone, still looking for any literature reference older than a decade to this term. I'm also curious as to your oldest personal exposure to the term, although that can't form the basis of a Wikipedia article statement.

64.142.13.174 23:27, 7 May 2007 (UTC) Steve P.

A quick look on Google Book Search brings up a 1924 reference to a "hotdish pad" [1] . My mom, who's 50 years old, used the term growing up. 68.191.180.62 (talk) 12:05, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] From a PHC listener

I was highly amused to find that Wikipedia actually has a page for this. Whoever contributed to this, you've totally just made my day.  :D —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.202.86.85 (talk) 01:51, 4 February 2008 (UTC)