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fishhead

/ˈfɪʃhɛd/

fishhead noun: the head of a fish.

Noun

fishhead (plural fishheads)

  1. The head of a fish.
  2. (slang) A member of a navy; a sailor; a fisherman.
    • Being a Plymouth girl, I had heard plenty of racy stories about navy chaps, or fishheads as we called you. The navy regularly swarmed the streets of Plymouth on a Saturday night.2009, Dawn French, Dear Fatty, page 180
  3. (ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) A person from Southeast Asia.
    • > >I see you are trying to post in chink. Ha!! Ha!!
      >
      > No, that was an English translation of your post.
      Your^([sic]) a fishhead Ha!! Ha!!2004 June 29, Cerberus, “Papers Please!”, in ok.general (Usenet)
    • For locking you fishheads up after Pearl Harbor.2009 July 20, Patriot Games, “Patriot Games Would Like to Apologize to Gooks”, in alt.politics (Usenet)

Forms of fishhead

pluralfishheads
alternative formfish head
alternative formfish-head

Origin of fishhead

From fish + head.

Questions about fishhead

What does fishhead mean?
Fishhead means the head of a fish.
What part of speech is fishhead?
Fishhead is a noun.
How do you pronounce fishhead?
Fishhead is pronounced /ˈfɪʃhɛd/.
What is the plural of fishhead?
The plural of fishhead is fishheads.

Words near fishhead in the dictionary

  1. fishgirls
  2. Fishguard
  3. Fishguard and Goodwick
  4. fishhawk
  5. fishhawks
  6. fishhead
  7. fishheads
  8. fishhole
  9. fishholes
  10. fishhood
  11. fishhook

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