Fishwife
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fishwife is a noun meaning (derogatory) A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice.
Meaning
(derogatory) A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice.
More Meanings
- (Geordie, derogatory) A person, especially a woman, with poor personal hygiene.
- (LGBTQ, slang) The wife of a homosexual man.
- (archaic) A woman who sells or works with fish; a female fishmonger.
Example Sentences
[S]he was angry with herself; and, for that, sang the more loudly the most wicked and risqué of her slang songs, that gave the morals of a Messalina in the language of a fish-wife, and yet had an inalienable, mischievous, contagious, dauntless French grace in it withal.
Word Forms
- fishwives
Synonyms for fishwife
Depending on context, synonyms include fishmongeress, fishwoman, piscatrix, shrew, fishmonger.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fishmonger, fishwoman, fishfag, fisherwoman, fish-fag, fishmongeress.
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