Meanings
fries1
noun
- pluralplural of fry
nounfries pl (normally plural, singular fry)
singular fry
- CanadaPhilippinesUSabbreviationellipsispluralplural normallycookingEllipsis of French fries.First known use 1973
adjective
- slangFinished; hopeless. Likely originating from "put the fries in the bag".
verb
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of fry
Fries2
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveFinished; hopeless. Likely originating from "put the fries in the bag".
More synonyms by meaning
nounstrips of potato fried in deep fat
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Origin
- Frenchfriche“fallow land”
- EnglishFries
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.
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Rhymes with fries
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
fries. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fries
MLA
“fries.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fries. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fries,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fries.
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