loose fish en · NOUN
Meanings
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(colloquial) Someone of irregular or dissolute habits.
Mr. Wade began to repent of his too easy taking of matters in the beginning. Not that he had a suspicion of Rex, but that he had remembered that Dick was always a loose fish.
1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, IV.2:
- (obsolete) A prostitute.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| loose fish | Number=Plur | lexicographic |