fish and chips


noun(used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. fried fish fillets and French fries.

Origin of fish and chips

1
First recorded in 1875–80

Words Nearby fish and chips

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How to use fish and chips in a sentence

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

    The Gay Adventure | Richard Bird
  • He had obviously supped nightly on stout and fish-and-chips.

    Nights in London | Thomas Burke

British Dictionary definitions for fish and chips

fish and chips

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

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