Fishhead
//ˈfɪʃhɛd// noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The head of a fish.
- 2 A member of a navy; a sailor; a fisherman. slang
"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."
- 3 A person from Southeast Asia. ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
"> >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!!"
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From fish + head.
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