Meaning of pea wet | Babel Free

Definitions

The cooking liquor from mushy peas, often offered as a free condiment at a fish and chip shop.

Northern-England, uncountable

Examples

“But the steak puddings were always superb and the curry, gravy and 'pea wet' were clearly the work of a skilled saucier.”

“The best thing is, you pay for the chips and you get the pea wet and scratchings for free. It's lovely. You should try it.”

“You won't catch me nosing round a chippy at the end of the night begging batter scraps and pea wet.”

CEFR level