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surf and turf

surf and turf noun: a meal that combines seafood and meat, typically lobster or shrimp and steak.

Noun

surf and turf (uncountable)

  1. A meal that combines seafood and meat, typically lobster or shrimp and steak.

Forms of surf and turf

alternative formsurf 'n' turf

Origin of surf and turf

From the environments of the animals used in its preparation (surf being the sea and turf the land), chosen for the rhyme. The earliest-known published use is in a 1967 advertisement in the Buffalo, New York Yellow Pages, placed by a restaurant called Michael's House of Steaks.

Questions about surf and turf

What does surf and turf mean?
Surf and turf means a meal that combines seafood and meat, typically lobster or shrimp and steak.
What part of speech is surf and turf?
Surf and turf is a noun.

Words near surf and turf in the dictionary

  1. suretyships
  2. surexcitation
  3. surexpression
  4. surf
  5. surf 'n' turf
  6. surf and turf
  7. Surf Beach
  8. surf boat
  9. surf boats
  10. surf carnival
  11. surf carnivals

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