fishetarian

noun

fishetarian

noun

UK /ˌfɪʃ.əˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/ · US /ˌfɪ.ʃəˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/

Etymology Blend of fish + vegetarian.

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Informal A pescetarian; one who eats no meat other than fish.

  • 'Okay, we can't do monkfish for the fishetarians because it's not kosher, and the koshers won't eat red meat either, so cod will do for them[…]2005, Michael Bywater, Lost Worlds, page 39:
  • Uncle Murray is on a very strict heart healthy diet. Katherine may be a fishetarian — she has some sort of ulcer-thing I think, because I know that eating much in the way of tomatoes is a no-no for her.2006, Hana Schank, A More Perfect Union, page 82:

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