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 For a dose of local cuisine and culture, spend an upbeat Friday night at Oistins fish fry or sample some of the island's best rums on a tour of the Mount Gay rum distillery. Claudia Fisher, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024 To assist in the traditional no meat sacrifice on Fridays, volunteers at area churches and community groups will be serving fish fries from Feb. 16 through March 29. Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2024 The Excelsior Club also was known for Tuesday fish fries and its weekly Dirty Thirty Thursday party, serving as a meeting space for clubs and as a place for families to hold reunions and weddings. Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 22 Feb. 2024 The weekly fish fries haven't gone anywhere, with $16 fetching you a plate of battered fish and sides, often spaghetti and coleslaw. The Indianapolis Star, 15 Feb. 2024 Where to watch, eat & drink during Super Bowl 2013… Area 31 is showing the game inside & outside and pairing it with $5 well cocktails, wine and Prosecco and $6 bar bites like rock shrimp ceviche, fish fry (calamari, rock shrimp, white fish), and chorizo potato croquettas. Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 How to Cook Catfish: A Classic Southern Fry This recipe—or a darn close version of it—is leaned on at family fish fries and roadside catfish joints across the South. Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 1 Feb. 2024 There are also some pleasant restaurants (such as the Buccaneer Club), and the weekly Friday-night fish fry at Governor's Harbour is a good chance to mingle with locals over Kalik beer, conch fritters, rum babas and more. The Week Uk, theweek, 28 Jan. 2024 Veteran musicians, who’d once played at the city’s hottest venues and performed with the biggest names, set up to play on the altar, while the church served up a fish fry in the basement. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024

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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 29 Mar. 2024.

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