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Definition

One or more relatively small and insignificant individuals or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.

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Origins

From small + fry, first use appears c. 1577, in the publications of John Dee.

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In Context

  • "The police did not arrest the drug dealer since he was a small fry compared to his boss."
  • "These slot machines are just the small fry. The big games are in the back room."
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Opposite In Meaning