small-fry

noun

children: a treat for the small fry.

unimportant persons or objects: Her parties were closed to the small fry.

small or young fish.

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Origin:
1895–1900

Related forms

small-fry, adjective

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small fry definition

n.
anything or anyone small or unimportant. (Fry are juvenile fish.) : Don't worry about the small fry. You have to please the fat-cats.
n.
small children. : The small fries have eaten and are getting ready for bed.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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