Cold fish
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A heartless individual; a person lacking empathy and emotion. endearing, idiomatic
"[…]it was thought ſhe was a Woman, and was turn'd into a cold fiſh, for ſhe wold not exchange fleſh with one that lou'd her: […]"
- 2 an aloof unemotional person wordnet
- 3 A sexual partner who, during sex, lacks vigor or emotional reciprocity. slang
"Ah, don't be such a cold fish!"
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More examples"[…]it was thought ſhe was a Woman, and was turn'd into a cold fiſh, for ſhe wold not exchange fleſh with one that lou'd her: […]"
Etymology
Coined by William Shakespeare in 1611, see quotations.