fish and chips

noun (used with a singular or plural verb)

fried fish fillets and French fries.

Origin of fish and chips

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby fish and chips

fischer von erlach, fischer-dieskau, fischer-tropsch process, fish, fish and brewis, fish and chips, fish cake, fish crow, fish culture, fish doctor, fish duck

Example sentences from the Web for fish and chips

  • He had obviously supped nightly on stout and fish-and-chips.

    Nights in London |Thomas Burke

  • There had been the relict of a fish-and-chips salesman, and quite a number of others, equally alluring and disappointing.

    The Gay Adventure |Richard Bird

British Dictionary definitions for fish and chips

fish and chips

noun

fish fillets coated with batter and deep-fried, eaten with potato chips