fish fry
fish fry
F f Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fish frahy]
- /fɪʃ fraɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [fish frahy]
- /fɪʃ fraɪ/
Definitions of fish fry words
- noun fish fry a picnic or other gathering at which fish are fried and eaten. 1
- abbreviation FISH FRY fried fish. 1
- noun fish fry event: fried fish is served 1
- noun fish fry a meal that includes battered, fried fish, chips 0
- noun fish fry a picnic or cookout where fried fish is prepared and eaten 0
- noun fish fry (US) A meal, especially a cookout, featuring deep-fried, battered fish. 0
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Origin of fish fry
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1815-25
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Fish fry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fish fry popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
fish fry usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fish fry
noun fish fry
- barbecue — A barbecue is a piece of equipment which you use for cooking on in the open air.
- outing — a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.: He always left himself an out.
- cookout — A cookout is the same as a barbecue.
- clambake — A clambake is a picnic at which clams and other food are served.
- fish to fry — (Idiomatic) A matter to attend to.
Antonyms for fish fry
noun fish fry
- drudgery — menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.
- difficulty — the fact or condition of being difficult.
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