cold fish
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cold fish
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Coined by William Shakespeare in 1611, see quotations.
noun cold fish · cold fishes
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A heartless individual; a person lacking empathy and emotion.
[…]it was thought ſhe was a Woman, and was turn'd into a cold fiſh, for ſhe wold not exchange fleſh with one that lou'd her: […]
Similar: wet blanket, addle-plot, buzzkill, cold fish, curmudgeon, dampener, downer, fun sponge, grinch, grouch, joy killer, killjoy
- A sexual partner who, during sex, lacks vigor or emotional reciprocity.
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noun heartless individual
| 日本語 | 朴念仁 bokunenjin |
|---|---|
| Français | pissefroid |
| Deutsch | Griesgram |
| Русский | суха́рь suxárʹ |
Talk about this word "cold fish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cold%20fish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cold fish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cold%20fish "cold fish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cold%20fish.Cite this
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title = {cold fish},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
