trash fish

noun

A fish caught as bycatch and generally sold cheaply.

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Meanings

nountrash fish (plural trash fish or trash fishes)

plural trash fishes

  1. fishingA fish caught as bycatch and generally sold cheaply.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rough fish

Origin

From trash + fish.

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APA

trash fish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trash%20fish

MLA

“trash fish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trash%20fish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trash fish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trash%20fish.

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