soup and fish
soup and fish noun: men's formal white tie dress.
Noun
soup and fish (usually uncountable, plural soup and fishes)
- Men's formal white tie dress.
- Not a thing, you notice, about Elmer showing up in the soup and fish—the women thought that was all right. May Wilson even said that he looked well in the outfit.1916 March 11, Charles E. Van Loan, “His Folks”, in Saturday Evening Post
- Then the boys shake the moth-balls out of the “soup and fishes” and try to crowd 180-250 pounds of avoirdupois into 135-160 pound suits, trusting that twenty-year-old seams will stand the strain for one more night.1933, Desmos of Delta Sigma Delta, volumes 39-40, page 173
Forms of soup and fish
| plural | soup and fishes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | soup-and-fish |
Origin of soup and fish
From the first courses served at gala dinners, where formal dress is worn.
Questions about soup and fish
- What does soup and fish mean?
- Soup and fish means men's formal white tie dress.
- What part of speech is soup and fish?
- Soup and fish is a noun.
- What is the plural of soup and fish?
- The plural of soup and fish is soup and fishes.
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