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small fry

–noun
1. children: a treat for the small fry.
2. unimportant persons or objects: Her parties were closed to the small fry.
3. small or young fish.

Origin:
1895–1900


small-fry, adjective
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small fry

  1. 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.
  2. 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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