What does fish-and-chipper mean?
Fish-and-chipper means (Ireland, slang) A chip shop.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Ireland, slang) A chip shop.
Next morning I phoned McKinley from the kiosk around the corner and made a point of meeting up with him at a nearby fish-and-chipper.
I could get thirty shillings in the local fish-and-chipper on a Saturday night.
And don't forget the smell of the fish-and-chipper on a cold winter's night; sometimes they even smelt better than they tasted!
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Fish-and-chipper means (Ireland, slang) A chip shop.
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Next morning I phoned McKinley from the kiosk around the corner and made a point of meeting up with him at a nearby fish-and-chipper.
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