foolfish

fool·fish

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fool-fish]
- /ˈfulˌfɪʃ/
- /fˈuːlfɪʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fool-fish]
- /ˈfulˌfɪʃ/

Definitions of foolfish word

noun plural foolfish filefish (def 1). 1
noun foolfish a common name for the orange filefish or winter flounder 0
noun foolfish filefish. 0
noun foolfish winter flounder. 0

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Origin of foolfish

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1835-45; fool1 + fish

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Parts of speech for Foolfish

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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foolfish popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% 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.