fishhead

English

Alternative forms

• fish head, fish-head

Etymology

fish +‎ head

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪʃhɛd/

• Audio (AU):

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Noun

fishhead (plural fishheads)

1. The head of a fish.
2. (slang) A member of the navy.
   • 2009, Dawn French, Dear Fatty, page 180:

     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.

Translations

head of a fish

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 魚頭／鱼头 (zh) (yútóu), 鱼头 (zh) (yútóu)

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• Dutch: vissenkop (nl) m
• Finnish: kalanpää, kalan pää

member of the navy

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 海軍成員／海军成员 (hǎijūn chéngyuán), 海军成员 (hǎijūn chéngyuán)

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• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: Aku Ankka

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