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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

Related forms
small-fry, adjective
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small fry
 
—pl n
1.  people or things regarded as unimportant
2.  young children
3.  young or small fishes

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small fry definition


  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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