fishhead

English

Alternative forms

fish head, fish-head

Etymology

fish +‎ head

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɪʃhɛd/

Noun

fishhead (plural fishheads)

The head of a fish.
(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 (zh), 鱼头 (zh) (yútóu)

Dutch: please add this translation if you can
Finnish: kalanpää, kalan pää

member of the navy

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

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

Anagrams

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