fishhead en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈfɪʃhɛd/
Etymology
From fish + head.
Meanings
- The head of a fish.
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(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:
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(ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) A person from Southeast Asia.
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):i thought jule chen and connie chung were both the same people...wat do i know. i cannot tell those fuckin people apart. fishheads.
2018 September 11, The Starmaker, “Re: Julie / The Talk”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet):> >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):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fishheads | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| fish head | alternative | lexicographic | |
| fish-head | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Translations (9)
fi Aku Ankka (member of the navy) · nl vissenkop (head of a fish) · cmn 海軍成員 /海军成员 (member of the navy) · nl zeeman (member of the navy) · fi kalanpää (head of a fish) · cmn 魚頭 /鱼头 (head of a fish) · nl matroos (member of the navy) · fi kalan pää (head of a fish) · de Fischkopf (head of a fish)