rockfish meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

rockfish

noun

UK /ˈɹɒk.fɪʃ/ · US /ˈɹɑk.fɪʃ/

Etymology From rock + fish.

15 senses

› Any of a large number of different species…

A fish in the family Sebastidae, marine fishes that inhabit oceans around the world

› Any of a large number of different species… › A fish in the family Sebastidae, marine…

Sebastes, mainly of the North Pacific

› Any of a large number of different species…

Acanthoclinus, a genus of fish from New Zealand

Scyliorhinus stellaris (nursehound), a shark known as rock salmon when used in cuisine

Hexagrammos, a genus of greenling from the North Pacific

Hypoplectrodes, a genus of fish in the family Serranidae

Salvelinus, a genus of fish in the salmon family

A stonefishes (genus Synanceia), venomous fishes from the Indo-Pacific

A striped bass (Morone saxatilis), a species of fish from North America

Certain groupers, in the subfamily Epinephelinae

Certain fish of genus Scorpaena, such as Madeira rockfish (Scorpaena maderensis), a common Mediterranean species

Myliobatis goodei (southern eagle ray)

A logperch (Percina caprodes), also known as common logperch or log perch

A long-spined bullhead (Taurulus bubalis)

Internet, US, Derogatory, Ethnic, Slur A black person who does not know how to swim.

Yet another Rockfish goes under. ¶ Young Deejion was playin some hoop with some homies by da riva, wen de backetbaw fell in da river.2010 August 20, Jesse, “Blacks & common sense”, in uk.current-events.terrorism (Usenet):
Three nigger teenaper sows join rockfish parade. Three nigger "teens" reportedly drowned when the stolen car they were driving careened into a pond2017 February 6, Rick Mathers, “Three nigger teenaper sows join rockfish parade”, in alt.atheism (Usenet):

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Everyone knows niggers don't surf, they sink -- like the rockfish they are2017 October 7, Byker, “TNB: All I'm seeing is 100% negro”, in can.politics (Usenet):