English Explanatory Dictionary

cold fish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A heartless individual; a person lacking empathy and emotion.
  2. A sexual partner who, during sex, lacks vigor or emotional reciprocity.

Pronunciation

en-au-cold fish.ogg

Word forms

cold fish cold fishes

Etymology

Coined by William Shakespeare in 1611, see quotations.

Synonyms

wet blanket addle-plot buzzkill cold fish dampener downer fun sponge grinch joy killer killjoy marplot miserabilist party pooper spoilsport stick in the mud wet rag dead fish starfish
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