fish fry

noun

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web More:Top 12 Lenten fish fry spots to try in metro Detroit Otus Supply is known for its multiple rooms and crafty designs. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 28 Feb. 2023 Serve with a dill-scented tartar sauce and lemon wedges to round out the surprisingly healthful fish fry. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2022 The menu includes steak, seafood and a Friday fish fry, plus a variety of cocktails (including old fashioneds, of course), wines and beers. Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2022 Aly, Kaity, Ariel, Davia, Genevie, Anastasia, Kylee, Mercedes, Charity, Gabi, Jess, and Greer head down to the beach for a fish fry. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2023 The event will have German music; food, including a fish fry; live music; dancing; a sheepshead tournament and cultural dancers. Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 May 2022 For the Friday night fish fry, the restaurant bar opens at 2 p.m. with the restaurant open from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2021 The hill also offers tubing and a full food and beverage menu in its chalet (including a Friday fish fry). Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2023 Bob and Bonnie Knall are no strangers to the center’s fish fry. cleveland, 7 Mar. 2022 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 20 Mar. 2023.

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