fishskin

fish·skin

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fish-skin]
- /ˈfɪʃˌskɪn/
- /fˈɪʃskɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fish-skin]
- /ˈfɪʃˌskɪn/

Definitions of fishskin word

noun fishskin a condom. 1
noun fishskin a dollar bill. 1
noun fishskin The skin of a fish. 1
noun fishskin the skin of a fish 0
noun fishskin short for fishskin disease 0

See all 5 definitions of fishskin

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Origin of fishskin

First appearance:

before 1645

One of the 44% oldest English words

1645-55, for literal sense; fish + skin

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Parts of speech for Fishskin

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exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Fishskin

fishskin popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

fishskin usage trend in Literature

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