fish and chips

noun (used with a singular or plural verb)

fried fish fillets and French fries.

Origin of fish and chips

First recorded in 1875–80

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Historical Examples

He had obviously supped nightly on stout and fish-and-chips.
Nights in London
Thomas Burke
There had been the relict of a fish-and-chips salesman, and quite a number of others, equally alluring and disappointing.
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British Dictionary definitions for fish and chips

fish and chips

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for fish and chips

Historical Examples

He had obviously supped nightly on stout and fish-and-chips.

There had been the relict of a fish-and-chips salesman, and quite a number of others, equally alluring and disappointing.

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