fishhead
noun/ˈfɪʃhɛd/
Etymology From fish + head.
1
The head of a fish.
2
Slang A member of a navy; a sailor; a fisherman.
- 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.2009, Dawn French, Dear Fatty, page 180:
- > >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!!2004 June 29, Cerberus, “Papers Please!”, in ok.general (Usenet):
- For locking you fishheads up after Pearl Harbor.2009 July 20, Patriot Games, “Patriot Games Would Like to Apologize to Gooks”, in alt.politics (Usenet):
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- i thought jule chen and connie chung were both the same people...wat do i know. i cannot tell those fuckin people apart. fishheads.2018 September 11, The Starmaker, “Re: Julie / The Talk”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet):