foolfish

[ fool-fish ]

/ ˈfulˌfɪʃ /

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

filefish(def 1).

Nearby words

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

Origin of foolfish

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

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