pollock
see also: Pollock
Pronunciation
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈpɑlək/
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈpɒlək/
Noun

pollock (plural pollocks)

  1. Either of two lean, white marine food fishes, of the genus Pollachius, in the cod family.
Translations Synonyms Verb

pollock (pollocks, present participle pollocking; past and past participle pollocked)

  1. To fish#Verb|fish for pollock.
Verb

pollock (pollocks, present participle pollocking; past and past participle pollocked)

  1. To splatter, as with paint.
Synonyms
Pollock
Proper noun
  1. A surname.
Noun

pollock (plural pollocks)

  1. A painting by Jackson Pollock.
Noun

pollock (plural pollocks)

  1. Alternative spelling of Polack
    • 2003, Richard Medugno, Bigger Dreams: A Two Act Play about Deaf Politician Gary Malkowski, 1st Books Library, ISBN 978-1-4107-2537-0, page 13 ↗:
      YOUNG GARY (Voicing) Shut up, you dumb Pollock!
      BOB is struck dumb. He just stares at YOUNG GARY.
    • ante 2004 “Bridget” (student), quoted in Karyn D. McKinney, Being White: Stories of Race and Racism, Routledge (2005), ISBN 978-0-415-93572-2, page 122 ↗:
      Also, when people tell dumb Pollock jokes, I never get uptight or angry with the person for telling it.



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