fish and chips

American

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

fried fish fillets and French fries.

fish and chips British

noun

fish fillets coated with batter and deep-fried, eaten with potato chips

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Etymology

Origin of fish and chips

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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"And the fish and chips are really nice."

From BBC

"British fish and chips is now a very niche market."

From BBC

Like the food, which was all bad except for fish and chips.

From The Wall Street Journal

Currently at London's Selfridges, you can buy fish and chips soft toys, sold to you by an assistant pretending to fry and put salt and vinegar on your selected teddies.

From BBC

The Lib Dem leader talked of "male voice choirs and Hogmanay, county shows and school fairs, fish and chips, village greens and cricket pavilions".

From BBC

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