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foolfish

[ fool-fish ]

/ ˈfulˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural fool·fish·es, (especially collectively) fool·fish.

filefish(def 1).

Words nearby foolfish

fool's gold, fool's mate, fool's paradise, fool's-parsley, foolery, foolfish, foolhardy, foolish, foolproof, fools rush in where angels fear to tread, foolscap

Origin of foolfish

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

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