mackerel snapper

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mackerel snapper

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From the Roman Catholic practice of avoiding meat except fish on Fridays.

noun mackerel snappers

  1. dated, derogatory, slang A Roman Catholic.

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@misc{mackerel_snapper_2026,
  title = {mackerel snapper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mackerel%20snapper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}