kipper
/'kipə/
Definition
Noun: 1. A herring that has been split, salted, and smoked: A kipper is a whole fish, typically a herring, that has been preserved through a process of splitting open, salting, and then smoking. This process gives it a distinctive flavor and extends its shelf life.
Examples
- Noun:
- For breakfast, he had a kipper and toast.
- The market stall sold traditional smoked kippers.
- The strong smell of kippers filled the kitchen.
Advanced Usage
- "Kippered" (Adjective): Describes something that has been cured in the manner of a kipper (salted and smoked).
- He enjoyed kippered salmon for lunch.
- Informal/Figurative Use: To be "kippered" can humorously mean to be exhausted or defeated.
- After the long meeting, I was completely kippered.
Variants and Related Words
- Kipper (Verb): To cure (a fish, especially a herring) by splitting, salting, and smoking.
- They kipper the herring using traditional methods.
- Kippering (Noun): The process of making kippers.
- The kippering process gives the fish its unique taste.
Synonyms
- Smoked herring: The most direct synonym, describing the same product.
- Bloater: A similar type of cured whole herring, but typically not split open and cured less heavily.
Related Phrases
- Kipper tie: A very wide, flamboyant necktie, fashionable in the 1960s and 1970s, humorously named for its resemblance to the shape of a kipper fish.
- He wore a bright purple kipper tie to the party.
Noun
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salted and smoked herring
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