surf and turf

noun

A meal that combines seafood and meat, typically lobster or shrimp and steak.

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Meanings

nounsurf and turf (uncountable)

alternative surf 'n' turf

  1. uncountableA meal that combines seafood and meat, typically lobster or shrimp and steak.

Origin

From the environments of the animals used in its preparation (surf being the sea and turf the land), chosen for the rhyme. The earliest-known published use is in a 1967 advertisement in the Buffalo, New York Yellow Pages, placed by a restaurant called Michael's House of Steaks.

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Translations

French terre et mer, mer et terre
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German Surf and Turf
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Spanish mar y tierra
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Cite this entry
APA

surf and turf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surf%20and%20turf

MLA

“surf and turf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surf%20and%20turf. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surf and turf,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surf%20and%20turf.

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