fishwife
Noun
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Noun
fishwife (plural fishwives)
- (archaic) A woman who sells or works with fish; a female fishmonger.
- (pejorative) A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice.
- (Geordie, pejorative) A person, especially a woman, with poor personal hygiene.
- (nagging woman) seeSynonyms en
- French: poissarde, poissonnière
- German: Fischhändlerin, Fischverkäuferin
- Portuguese: peixeira
- Spanish: pescadera
- French: poissarde (cf. langage de poissarde)
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