fish fry

noun

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

Examples of fish fry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And its legendary Friday fish fry — all-you-can-eat haddock, perch, cod and shrimp — is reason enough to make the trip. Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2024 The Wisconsin fish fry ranked near the top of the list. Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2024 Today, her great-grandson, chef Christopher Williams, a 2022 James Beard Award Finalist for Outstanding Restaurateur, carries on her legacy, serving Southern classics like smothered steak and fish fry with a refined touch. Kayla Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2024 And in a state better known for its Catholic and protestant fish fry Fridays (with sides of pierogies on the western side of the state), his Jewish faith was an asset, not a liability. Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fish fry 

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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 2 Oct. 2024.

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