split-tail

noun

A California fish (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) of the carp family.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounsplit-tail (plural split-tails)

plural split-tails

  1. A California fish (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) of the carp family.
  2. The pintail duck.
  3. USoffensivepossiblyslanggovernmentA woman.

    I have encountered officers who believe a woman got a better assignment or somehow "got over" because of her sex. It's a shock to their egos that some "split-tail"—yes, I've had that original thrown my way—could possibly be more talented.

    1992, United States Naval Institute Proceedings, volume 118, page 23
Cite this entry
APA

split-tail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/split-tail

MLA

“split-tail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/split-tail. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “split-tail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/split-tail.

Source: split-tail on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.