ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Split-tail

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Split-tail is a noun meaning A California fish (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) of the carp family.

Meaning

A California fish (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) of the carp family.

More Meanings

  1. The pintail duck.
  2. (US, military, slang, possibly offensive) A woman.

Example Sentences

I have encountered officers who believe a woman got a better assignment or somehow "got over" because of her sex. It's a shock to their egos that some "split-tail"—yes, I've had that original thrown my way—could possibly be more talented.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include singletail, roundfish, splitfin, fathead, tapertail, rat-tail.

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