Hertz donut

English 2026 February 22 Etymology A pun on “hurts, don’t it?”. Pronunciation en /ˌhɜːts ˈdəʊnʌt/ RP en /ˌhɜɹts ˈdoʊ(ˌ)nʌt/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Hertz donut.wav GA en əʊnʌt 3 en Hertz do nut Noun en US humorous A supposed snack offered to a person as a prank; if they accept, they are punched or otherwise hurt in some way. en 26 September 1986 Dave Awl Nuke Them Squirrels Brad Dorfman Bradley Scout Peoria, Ill. Undergraduate student body of Bradley University 89 4 8 https://archive.org/details/scout-1986-1987/page/n59/mode/1up 2 43559421 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. en 2003 w:Ellen DeGeneres Making Your Life Count (and Other Fun Things to Do with Your Time!) The Funny Thing is … New York, N.Y. w:Simon & Schuster 56 https://archive.org/details/funnythingis00dege/page/56/mode/1up 978-0-7432-4761-0 “1 Hey Abigail, do you want a ‘Hertz Donut’?” / “Okay.” / I gave her a playfully hard punch on the arm. “Hurts, don’t it?” en 2006 Carmen Portnoy The Crust The Money Pie: A Recipe for Women Investors Bloomington, Ind. w:iUniverse 2010 6 https://books.google.com/books?id=EiyNCTqWvJAC&pg=PA6 978-0-595-41495-6 "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. en 2009 July 15 (first performance) Joe Janes Big Bother 365 Sketches: One Comedy Sketch a Day for a Year [Morrisville, N.C.] Bite and Smile Publications, Lulu.com 2010 348 https://books.google.com/books?id=siVVAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA348 978-0-557-48281-8 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?