i removed the translation note which questioned whether there was a pun related to french fries. 雑魚 translated as "small fry" in the dictionary is simply a likening to an english slang. originally being a term in fishing (its more literal meaning is "irrelevant fish"), it has nothing to do with french fries or mcdonalds menu items ;P

huffing.glue said:

i removed the translation note which questioned whether there was a pun related to french fries. 雑魚 translated as "small fry" in the dictionary is simply a likening to an english slang. originally being a term in fishing (its more literal meaning is "irrelevant fish"), it has nothing to do with french fries or mcdonalds menu items ;P

Yes, it's a phrase mostly associated with mesugaki characters. We even have a zako (phrase) tag for this.

It can also be translated as "shrimp" or "loser," though I think "small fry" works well here because of the pun potential even if it wasn't the artist's intent.