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blowfish

American  
[bloh-fish] / ˈbloʊˌfɪʃ /

noun

blowfishes plural
  1. puffer.


blowfish British  
/ ˈbləʊˌfɪʃ /

noun

  1. a popular name for puffer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of blowfish

First recorded in 1890–95; blow 2 + fish

Example Sentences

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No stranger to Stagecoach as a solo country act, Darius Rucker brought his roots-rock band Hootie & the Blowfish to the desert festival on Sunday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

That was two years before his band, Hootie and the Blowfish, would release their debut record “Cracked Rear View.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

Hootie and the Blowfish released a 2000 cover album called "Scattered, Smothered and Covered," while Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper meet there in the 2018 film "Mule."

From Salon • May 2, 2023

Darius Rucker, the singer and songwriter who was first known as the lead singer of the band Hootie & the Blowfish, is being featured on this one-hour special.

From New York Times • Aug. 29, 2022

When Ridge stepped out of Beejee’s apartment at 9:45, he was wearing old cargo pants—Michael could see the outline of the sumbook resting inside the buttoned front pocket—and a Hootie and the Blowfish T-shirt.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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