small-fry
Because it is a word with a single syllable, small-fry is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofsmall-fry
- One or more small or immature fish.
- One or more children.
- One or more persons or things of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.
Example: "The police did not arrest the drug dealer since he was small fry compared to his boss."
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