fries

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fries^¹

/fɹaɪz/

Rhymes with -aɪz

noun

plural plural of fry

noun fry

Canada, Philippines, US, abbreviation, ellipsis, plural Ellipsis of French fries

adjective

slang Finished; hopeless. Likely originating from "put the fries in the bag".
Similar: wraps, curtains

verb

indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of fry

Fries^²

/ˈfɹiːz/

Sounds like frees, frieze · Rhymes with -iːz

Where it comes from

The town was named after a prominent cotton-mill owner, Francis Henry Fries. The surname is converged from both Friesland and French friche (“fallow land”), found in Swiss French.

proper noun

A surname.
A town in Virginia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: french-fried potatoes, french fries, chips, legs, grid, browns, daddies, dads, frites, grasses, herbs, popes, potatoes, tots, waffle fries, pommes frites

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@misc{fries_2026,
  title = {fries},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fries},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}