goldfish
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English[edit]

A 19th-century watercolour of goldfish
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Noun[edit]
goldfish (plural goldfish or goldfishes)
- A type of small fish, Carassius auratus, typically orange-colored.
- For the children's fair we'll have a few games they can play, so that each child "wins" a goldfish as a prize.
- (figuratively) A person with an unreliable memory.
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person with an unreliable memory
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