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Frogmore stew

Frogmore stew noun: a seafood boil, usually containing shrimp, corn on the cob and sausage.

Noun

Frogmore stew (countable and uncountable, plural Frogmore stews)

  1. (Georgia, South Carolina) A seafood boil, usually containing shrimp, corn on the cob and sausage.
    • Frogmore Stew is especially delicious served outdoors, making it the perfect dish for a casual get-together.Gwen Fowler, “Just What is Frogmore Stew?”, in Discover South Carolina, South Carolina: South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, retrieved 19 Nov 2025

Synonyms of Frogmore stew

Forms of Frogmore stew

pluralFrogmore stews

Origin of Frogmore stew

Coined by seafood businessman Richard Gay in 1960, after Frogmore, South Carolina.

Questions about Frogmore stew

What does Frogmore stew mean?
Frogmore stew means a seafood boil, usually containing shrimp, corn on the cob and sausage.
What part of speech is Frogmore stew?
Frogmore stew is a noun.
What is the plural of Frogmore stew?
The plural of Frogmore stew is Frogmore stews.

Words near Frogmore stew in the dictionary

  1. frogmarches
  2. frogmarching
  3. frogmen
  4. Frogmore
  5. Frogmore and Sherford
  6. Frogmore stew
  7. Frogmore stews
  8. frogmouth
  9. frogmouths
  10. frogness
  11. frogpole

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