fishwife
IPA: fˈɪʃwaɪf
noun
- (archaic) A woman who sells or works with fish; a female fishmonger.
- (derogatory) A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice.
- (Tyneside, derogatory) A person, especially a woman, with poor personal hygiene.
- (LGBT, slang) The wife of a homosexual man.
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Examples of "fishwife" in Sentences
- A fishwife or fish fag is a woman who sells fish.
- For example She yells like a fishwife and I can't stand it.
- Fishwife was the first band signed to the new Cargo imprint.
- In modern Britain it is an insult to call someone a fishwife.
- I propose to merge Fishwife into this article, as they overlap.
- Fishwife was an old hag who screamed at men, some old crazy woman.
- Incidentally I just checked out the sainted fishwife after a long time away.
- A pregnant fishwife suffered a miscarriage after witnessing a cyclist's death.
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