goldfish.
A type of small fish, Carassius auratus, typically orange-colored.
Meaning & usage
A type of small fish, Carassius auratus, typically orange-colored.
For the children's fair we'll have a few games they can play, so that each child "wins" a goldfish as a prize.
A person with an unreliable memory.
Nonstandard form of Goldfish (“a small orange saltine-like cracker shaped in the form of a fish”).
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰĺ̥h₃-to-mder. Proto-Germanic *gulþą Proto-West Germanic *golþ Old English gold Middle English gold English gold Proto-Indo-European *péysks Proto-Germanic *fiskaz Proto-West Germanic *fisk Old English fisċ Middle English fisch English fish English goldfish From gold + fish.
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