"dead fish" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-dead fish.ogg Forms: dead fish [plural], dead fishes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|dead fish|+}} dead fish (plural dead fish or dead fishes)
  1. (slang) A sexual partner who lies flat and unresponsive during sex. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Sex Synonyms: cold fish, starfish Translations (sexual partner who lies flat during sex): 死魚 /死鱼 (sǐyú) (Chinese Mandarin), søstjerne [common-gender] (Danish), lahna (Finnish), étoile de mer (French), マグロ (maguro) (Japanese), бревно́ (brevnó) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-dead_fish-en-noun-thtYk1jb Disambiguation of Sex: 87 9 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 27 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 22 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 24 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 21 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 73 21 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 66 24 10 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 61 29 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 68 24 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 61 29 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 68 24 8 Disambiguation of 'sexual partner who lies flat during sex': 97 3 1
  2. (baseball, slang) A hit that travels a limited distance and then falls straight to the ground. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-dead_fish-en-noun-UDkVcusb Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dead, fish.
    Sense id: en-dead_fish-en-noun-p2WOI~GO

Inflected forms

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