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small fry
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
small fry
(noun)
small fry
noun
plural
small fries
small fry
noun
plural
small fries
Britannica Dictionary definition of SMALL FRY
informal
1
US
a
[
count
]
:
a child
—
usually singular
I remember going to the beach when I was just a
small fry
.
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b
[
noncount
]
:
children
fun activities for the
small fry
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2
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noncount
]
:
people or things that are not important
Big businesses are not concerned with the
small fry
.
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