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pea wet

pea wet noun: the cooking liquor from mushy peas, often offered as a free condiment at a fish and chip shop.

Noun

pea wet (uncountable)

  1. (Northern England) The cooking liquor from mushy peas, often offered as a free condiment at a fish and chip shop.
    • But the steak puddings were always superb and the curry, gravy and 'pea wet' were clearly the work of a skilled saucier.2015, Stuart Maconie, The Pie at Night: Nights Out in the North, →ISBN, page 153
    • The best thing is, you pay for the chips and you get the pea wet and scratchings for free. It's lovely. You should try it.2017, David M. Barnett, Calling Major Tom, →ISBN

Forms of pea wet

alternative formpey wet

Questions about pea wet

What does pea wet mean?
Pea wet means the cooking liquor from mushy peas, often offered as a free condiment at a fish and chip shop.
What part of speech is pea wet?
Pea wet is a noun.

Words near pea wet in the dictionary

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  4. pea soupers
  5. pea soups
  6. pea wet
  7. pea whistle
  8. pea whistles
  9. pea-brain
  10. pea-brained
  11. pea-brains

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