fish fry

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noun

a picnic or other gathering at which fish are fried and eaten.
fried fish.

Origin of fish fry

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

Words nearby fish fry

fish farm, fish flake, fish flour, fish for, fish fork, fish fry, fish geranium, fish hatchery, fish hawk, fish in troubled waters, fish joint

Words related to fish fry

barbecue, outing, excursion, cookout, clambake

Example sentences from the Web for fish fry

  • Those brigands might justly have been taken for a little party of peaceable rustics assembled for a fish-fry or pecan gathering.

    Roads of Destiny |O. Henry

  • The party was to have its fish-fry at six, at some point on the south shore.

    The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton |Wardon Allan Curtis

  • Mr. Thrombley insists that it is necessary for me to go to this fish-fry or whatever it is immediately.

    Lone Star Planet |Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire