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fisho

fisho noun: a fisherman.

Noun

fisho (plural fishos)

  1. (Australia, slang) A fisherman.
    • This channel is often used as a short cut by fishos who launch at Stony Point and fish the Corinella region.2000, Paul Worsteling, Fishing Western Port, page 36
    • Are there any Perth fishos that regularly check this ng?2001 October 7, Bob McNair, “Any Perth fishos”, in aus.sport.fishing (Usenet)
  2. (Australia, slang) A fishmonger.

Interjection

  1. (Australia) The cry of a fish-seller.
    • The Milko […] had a big coloured sign on his truck “Misty” and a picture of a cow, and then there was the deep loud bell and call of Fisho! Both these calls would have Ninna scurry so she would not miss them, and I would be allowed to go outside the gate with her to see their wares.2020, Aurora Gaia, The Olive Wood Cross: Spiritual Seasons of an Earthly Garden

Forms of fisho

pluralfishos

Origin of fisho

From fish + -o.

Words formed from fisho

  • fisho's

Questions about fisho

What does fisho mean?
Fisho means a fisherman.
What part of speech is fisho?
Fisho can be a noun or an interjection.
What is the plural of fisho?
The plural of fisho is fishos.

Words near fisho in the dictionary

  1. fishnet
  2. fishnet stockings
  3. fishnets
  4. fishnetted
  5. fishnetty
  6. fisho
  7. fishopod
  8. fishopods
  9. fishos
  10. fishpass
  11. fishpasses

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