bubble and squeak

English

Etymology

Named from the sounds during cooking.

Noun

bubble and squeak (countable and uncountable, plural bubble and squeaks)

  1. (Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia) Cabbage and mashed potatoes etc. fried together.
  2. (Cockney rhyming slang) A Greek.
    Synonym: bubble
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