fish and chips

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. fried fish fillets and French fries.

fish and chips

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fish and chips¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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

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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.

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

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"And fish and chips have gone through a world war and gone through Covid so I'm sure it will get through this cost of living crisis as well."

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Lacking the money to buy even a single portion of fish and chips at a local pub, Francis agrees to be Stanley’s right-hand man.

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