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fish and chippie en · NOUN

Etymology

From fish and chips + -ie.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of fish-and-chippy.
   alt of fish-and-chippy
   • When I got back to Swansea in time for the show that evening, Peter and Malcolm were in the hotel room having an early supper bought at a fish and chippie. 2020, David Barry, Please Sir! The Official History, Acorn Books, →ISBN:
   • ‘We’re going to open a fish-and-chip shop in Marbella,’ he said. ‘You’re going off to Spain to sell fish and chips?’ ‘No, this is a fish-and-chip place with a difference.’ ‘Whether it’s in Maryhill or Marbella, a fish and chippie is a fish and chippie.’ ‘No, this will be a fish-and-chip restaurant. It will have the very best of everything, the decor, furnishings, and we’ll be having lobster and smoked salmon on the menu.’ 2006, David Leslie, The Happy Dust Gang: How Sex, Scandal and Deceit Founded a Drugs Empire, Edinburgh; London: Mainstream Publishing, published 2007, →ISBN:
   • He runs a fish and chippie, so he’s brought smoked salmon. 1998 November 28, Josie Barnard, “Rail, Rhythm and Blues”, in Michael Kerr, editor, Last Call for the Dining Car: The Telegraph Book of Great Railway Journeys, Aurum, published 2011, →ISBN:
   • There’s always the good old standby of pub food, which is becoming far more adventurous, and the local Chinese takeout, which often doubles as a fish-and-chippie. 2000, David Downing, editor, Great Britain: The Guide That Gets You to the Heart and Soul of Great Britain (Fodor’s Up Close), Fodor’s Travel Publications, →ISBN, page 8:

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