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bubble and squeak
noun
, British.
- a dish of meat, usually beef, and cabbage fried or boiled together.
bubble and squeak
noun
- (in Britain and Australia) a dish of leftover boiled cabbage, potatoes, and sometimes cooked meat fried together
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bubble and squeak1
First recorded in 1765–75
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bubble and squeak1
C18: so called from the sounds of this dish cooking
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Example Sentences
At this point, the author, for what reason I will not venture to surmise, chooses to append this gloss: "Bubble-and-Squeak!"
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The remark reached Mrs. Bindle through a mouthful of haddock and bubble-and-squeak, plus a fish-bone.
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Haddock, bubble-and-squeak, and his own philosophy enabled him to withstand the impact of Mrs. Bindle's most vigorous offensive.
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Cold boiled pork is a better material for bubble-and-squeak than beef.
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It was bubble-and-squeak, between two plates, and its fragrance filled the narrow cell.
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