Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bubble and squeak

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: bub-ble and squeak
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cabbage and mashed potatoes etc. fried together.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A Greek.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“But if she had rank and title?” “Rank and title! Bubble and squeak! No, not half so good as bubble and squeak. English beef and good cabbage. But foreign rank and title!—foreign cabbage and beef!—foreign bubble and foreign squeak!”"
"“Better have it—better have it first. No hurry. What've you got in the pot that smells so good?” “Bubble and squeak, sir.” “Bubble and squeak! Ah!” And with those words the agent withdrew to where, in a farm wagon drawn up by the side of the road, three men were solemnly pulling at their pipes."

Etymology

(food): Named from the sounds during cooking.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

bubble and squeaks (plural)

Derived Forms

bubble

Synonyms

bubble

Questions

What does bubble and squeak mean?: Cabbage and mashed potatoes etc. fried together.
Where does bubble and squeak come from?: (food): Named from the sounds during cooking.

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