fish stick

noun

: a small elongated breaded fillet of fish

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Home refrigerators offered modern freezer compartments, ready to fill with fish sticks, frozen waffles and TV dinners. Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 For example, fish sticks and canned tuna that are wild-caught are cheaper. Simon Spichak, Health, 1 Oct. 2025 Shanti’s fish sticks are generously cut into thick strips. Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2025 Other early innovations, such as fish sticks, were created not to delight the palate but to sell food that many people considered inferior. Meghan McCarron, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fish stick

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fish stick was in 1953

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“Fish stick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fish%20stick. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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fish stick

noun
: a small elongated breaded fillet of fish
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