"Glasgow salad" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Glasgow salads [plural]
Etymology: From the Scottish predilection for fast food. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Glasgow salad (countable and uncountable, plural Glasgow salads)
  1. (slang, humorous) A serving of chips/fries. Tags: countable, humorous, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Foods

Inflected forms

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