fish fry

noun

1
: a picnic or supper featuring fried fish
2
: fried fish

Examples of fish fry in a Sentence

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The lakeside restaurant is known for its Friday night fish fry. Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024 Neighbors banded together to help with child care and held fish fries to raise money for a fire truck. Kathryn Varn, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024 German Fest includes wagon rides, live music, a fish fry, an appearance by Santa Claus and a Christmas Market. Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024 But competently consuming a pork chop on a stick and chipping in on a fish fry doesn’t generate headlines. Meghan McCarron, Bon Appétit, 29 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fish fry 

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of fish fry was in 1824

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“Fish fry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fish%20fry. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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