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Meaning of "small fry" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SMALL FRY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SMALL FRY

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determiner
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Small fry is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SMALL FRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Small Fry

"Small Fry" is an American popular song written in 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael and Frank Loesser. It was first sung and introduced by Bing Crosby, in the film Sing You Sinners. In the film, Crosby sings it in a musical sequence with a young Donald O'Connor and Fred MacMurray. Crosby made a 1938 hit record of the song with Johnny Mercer dueting. He also recorded a solo version of the song for VDisc in the 1940s. There was a Fleisher cartoon in 1939 that used the song "Small Fry" to portray a story behind the song as a warning to youngsters to not want to grow up too quickly. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031936/...

Definition of small fry in the English dictionary

The first definition of small fry in the dictionary is people or things regarded as unimportant. Other definition of small fry is young children. Small fry is also young or small fishes.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SMALL FRY

small calorie
small capital
small change
small chop
small circle
small claims court
small end
small ermine
small fortune
small forward
small game
small goods
small hours
small intestine
small letter
small magpie
small pica
small potatoes
small print
small royal

WORDS THAT END LIKE SMALL FRY

bats-in-the-belfry
belfry
clamjamfry
deep-fry
fish fry
flash-fry
French-fry
fry
gallimaufry
have bats in the belfry
have other fish to fry
lamb´s fry
pan-fry
pig´s fry
refry
stir-fry

Synonyms and antonyms of small fry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «small fry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SMALL FRY

Find out the translation of small fry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of small fry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «small fry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小混混
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

menuda
570 millions of speakers

English

small fry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बच्ची
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اليرقات الصغيرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мелкота
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arraia-miúda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কম ভাজা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

menu fretin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Goreng kecil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kleiner Fisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

雑魚
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

작은 튀김
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Goreng cilik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cá con nhỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறிய வறுவல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लहान तळणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küçük yavru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pesci piccoli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mały narybek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дрібнота
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neinsemnat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πιτσιρίκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klein braai
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

småfisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

liten yngel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of small fry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SMALL FRY»

The term «small fry» is regularly used and occupies the 85.283 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SMALL FRY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «small fry» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «small fry» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about small fry

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMALL FRY»

Discover the use of small fry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to small fry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Small Fry
Describes the experiences of being short, from getting picked last for the team to not being able to go on the ride at the amusement park, and celebrates the good things that can happen even if one is not tall.
Jaime Adoff, Mike Reed, 2008
2
Pooches and small fry: parenting in the 90s
Describes canine behavior, discusses the relationship between dogs and their owners, and offers advice on training and care
Jack McDaniel, Colleen McDaniel, 1995
3
Small Fry - Hawaiian Vacation
This coloring and activity book features 48 pages of fun with Buzz Lightyear, Sheriff Woody, and the rest of the toys from Disney/Pixar Toy Story, plus punch-out trading cards to collect and share with your friends!
Disney, Random House Disney, 2012
4
Buck Wilder's Small Fry Fishing Guide: A Complete ...
An introduction to the world of fishing is accompanied by illustrations of various freshwater fish.
Timothy R. Smith, 1999
5
Not small fry: children's work in Bangladesh's shrimp industry
Study done in Khulna District of Bangladesh.
Emily Delap, Rosemary Lugg, Uttaran (Organization), 2000
6
Small Fry (Disney/Pixar Toy Story)
When Mini Buzz sees an opportunity to get played with, he traps Buzz on the bottom of the ball pit.
‎2013
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Small Fry Tales
Tracy Carol Taylor. Small Fry Tales Small Fry Tales by Tracy Carol Taylor Small Fry Tales. Front Cover.
Tracy Carol Taylor, 2009
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LIFE
WILLIAM STEIC POSES INSIDE FRAME OF HIS OWN CHERUBS WITH CONNIE MARSHALL. 8-YEAR-OLD MODEL WHO LOOKS TYPICALLV SMALL FRY IN DRESS INSPIRED BY SKETCH BELOW ...
9
Small Fry: Outdoors: Inspiration for Playing Outdoors with Kids
The outdoors is a place where kids can get down and dirty with a bug-catcher and magnifying glass in hand.
Susie Cameron, 2008
10
Seven Minutes: The Life and Death of the American Animated ...
She warns him by singing that popular ballad "Small Fry": you'd better stay out of the burley-cue, because you're not a Big Fry yet ("Oh me, oh my, Small Fry"). But Small Fry thinks he's tough enough, and swims away from home to join the Big ...
Norman M. Klein, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMALL FRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term small fry is used in the context of the following news items.
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Farrells Launch South Plainfield Small Fry Baseball League Website
In the beginning the club was called the Small Fry Baseball League, even though all the players referred to it as the “little league.” Although our site is not ... «TAPinto.net, Jul 15»
2
Dylan no small Fry when it comes to goalkeeper pressure
GET ME IN THE NET: Dylan Fry became a football goalkeeper after watching Manuel Neuer play for Germany at the FIFA World Cup. He then started playing for ... «Gladstone Observer, Jun 15»
3
Small fry fun on the field
SPOTLIGHT PHOTO: MARK MILLER - Kindergarten girls run as fast as they can in the That's what happens at the "Small Fry Olympics," anyway. The field day of ... «Portland Tribune, Jun 15»
4
Oil market's small fry become big fish
Like the old cartoon showing a school of small fish organised to form a big one, retail investors have become a whale in the oil market. Uniting as buyers of ... «Financial Times, Mar 15»
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Small fry set really small fry free to cap trout lifecycle study in …
Luke Blood, left, and Zac Crumpton, study life in the water on this field trip. Second-graders from Harvey Clarke Elementary capped two months of intensive fish ... «OregonLive.com, Mar 15»
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The Paris Attacks: What Makes a Killer?
“When he sat in front of me in 2005, he didn't make an impression,” said the now-retired prosecutor. “He was a small fry, with not much personality and under the ... «Bloomberg, Jan 15»
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No more small fries, Japan's french fry shortage ends
Super-sized fries are back in Japan. ... on the way -- the fast food chain announced Friday it will no longer limit customers in Japan to a single small fry order. «UPI.com, Dec 14»
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From the archives: Experimental series 'Sesame Street' is nice for …
This experimental series, which started on National Education Television yesterday should be a must for small fry. Supported by goverment and foundation ... «New York Daily News, Nov 14»
9
Noodlecake Games Announces Upcoming 'MMM Fingers' from …
No Monkeys, the creators of The Adventures of Small Fry [Free], and prolific indie publisher Noodlecake Games have announced their newest game, MMM ... «Touch Arcade, Oct 14»
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Small Fry makes big splash with new update featuring Hyperspace …
As expected, the first major update to the aquatic endless running game — or “endless swimmer” — Small Fry has surfaced on iOS. The update introduces a ... «AppAdvice, Jul 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Small fry [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/small-fry>. Apr 2024 ».
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