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fishworm

fish·worm
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fish-wurm]
    • /ˈfɪʃˌwɜrm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fish-wurm]
    • /ˈfɪʃˌwɜrm/

Definitions of fishworm word

  • noun fishworm an earthworm. 1
  • noun fishworm an earthworm used by anglers as fishing bait 0
  • noun fishworm angleworm 0

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Origin of fishworm

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1850-55; fish + worm

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Parts of speech for Fishworm

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fishworm popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

fishworm usage trend in Literature

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