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fish and chips

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noun (used with a singular or plural verb)

fried fish fillets and French fries.

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Nearby words

fischer von erlach, fischer-dieskau, fischer-tropsch process, fish, fish and brewis, fish and chips, fish cake, fish crow, fish culture, fish doctor, fish duck

Origin of fish and chips

First recorded in 1875–80
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Examples from the Web for fish and chips

  • 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.

    The Gay Adventure|Richard Bird

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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