Meaning & use
fish supper
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Meaning
nouncountableBritishinformal
A meal of fried fish and chips, bought from a fish-and-chip shop.
Grammar: Countable: a fish supper, two fish suppers. Often used with 'have' or 'get'.
Patterns
- a fish supper
- have a fish supper
- get a fish supper
We stopped at the chip shop and got a fish supper to eat on the way home.
On Fridays, my dad always brings home a fish supper.
The fish supper came wrapped in paper with plenty of salt and vinegar.
Word forms
| plural | fish suppers |
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Common combinations
- a fish supper from the chip shop
- He bought a fish supper from the chip shop on the corner.
- salt and vinegar on a fish supper
- She likes salt and vinegar on her fish supper.
- a fish supper wrapped in paper
- The fish supper was wrapped in paper, still hot.
Synonyms and how they differ
- fish and chips
- The standard term everywhere; 'fish supper' is more informal and mainly Scottish and northern English.
Commonly confused: fish supper or fish dinner?
fish supper vs fish dinner
A more general phrase for any evening meal with fish, not necessarily fried with chips.
Practice
Where would you most likely buy a fish supper?
Choose one answer.
A fish supper is a portion of fried fish and chips from a fish-and-chip shop. Bakeries, coffee shops, and supermarkets do not typically sell this specific meal.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “fish supper”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.