fishwife
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English fysshewyfe; equivalent to fish + wife (“(obsolete) woman”) (see also midwife).
Noun
editfishwife (plural fishwives)
- (archaic) A woman who sells or works with fish; a female fishmonger.
- (derogatory) A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice.
- (Geordie, derogatory) A person, especially a woman, with poor personal hygiene.
- (LGBT, slang) The wife of a homosexual man.[1]
Synonyms
edit- (woman who sells fish): fishmongeress (fishmongress), fishwoman, piscatrix (historical)
- (nagging woman): See Thesaurus:shrew
Hypernyms
edit- (woman who sells fish): fishmonger
- (wife of a homosexual man): beard
Coordinate terms
edit- (woman who sells fish): fishman
Translations
edita woman who sells or works with fish
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a vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice
References
editScots
editEtymology
editNoun
editfishwife (plural fishwifes)
- fishwife
- (derogatory) woman of coarse behaviour, temperament and vocabulary
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