mock fish

noun

A dish made with grated raw potato, mixed with egg and flour, then fried.

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Meanings

nounmock fish (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecookingA dish made with grated raw potato, mixed with egg and flour, then fried.
  2. UKuncountableA concoction of rice, margarine, flour, onion, and anchovy paste, which was made into a porridge and then pan-fried into a cake resembling fish.

Origin

From mock (“imitation”) + fish.

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mock fish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mock%20fish

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“mock fish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mock%20fish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mock fish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mock%20fish.

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