war fries

noun

A Dutch snack of fries with mayonnaise, peanut sauce, and diced raw onion.

Meanings

nounwar fries pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA Dutch snack of fries with mayonnaise, peanut sauce, and diced raw onion.

Origin

  1. Dutchpatat oorlog
  2. Englishwar fries

Calque of Dutch patat oorlog

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Chicago

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