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Definition of "fixings" []

  • Informal Accessories; trimmings: a holiday dinner with all the fixings. (noun-plural)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "fixings" in a sentence
  • "My dad thought it would be fun to have Thanksgiving again … any reason to eat ham and the fixings is always a good reason!"
  • "Choosing one 500-calorie dessert or burger with all the fixings is a very different decision than mindlessly adding 100 calories here or there with mayonnaise, soft drinks, and whole-milk lattes."
  • "It was time for the Vikings to put the wraps on their exciting 26-11 season, so some fried chicken with the fixings was a good way to ease into the future of the rising program."