Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fishhead

/ˈfɪʃhɛd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fish-head
IPA: /ˈfɪʃhɛd/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The head of a fish.

noun

A member of a navy; a sailor; a fisherman.

Slang

noun

A person from Southeast Asia.

Offensive; Slang

Example Sentences

"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."
"> >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!!"
"For locking you fishheads up after Pearl Harbor."
"i thought jule chen and connie chung were both the same people...wat do i know. i cannot tell those fuckin people apart. fishheads."

Etymology

From fish + head.

Usage

Inflected Forms

fishheads (plural) fish head (alternative) fish-head (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

fishtail

Questions

How do you pronounce fishhead?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɪʃhɛd/.
What does fishhead mean?: The head of a fish.
Where does fishhead come from?: From fish + head.

How to pronounce fishhead

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