noun

fishfinger

fish stick

Children often like eating fishfingers.

Children often like eating fish sticks.

I'll have fishfingers and chips for dinner.

I'll have fish sticks and fries for dinner.

((a/some)) fish stick(s) ((...)) a strip of fish coated in breadcrumbs She cooked some fish sticks for lunch.

Synonyms: fish stick (US English)

A compound of 'fish' and 'finger', because it's a piece of fish shaped like a finger. The US equivalent is 'fish stick'.

Imagine a rectangular piece of fried fish, about the size of your finger.

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