Definition
An old-fashioned insult for a foolish or stupid person, comparing them to a silent, unintelligent fish.
Etymology
Compound word combining 'dumb' (unable to speak or stupid) and 'fish,' suggesting someone as silent and witless as a fish.
Kelly Says
Before modern insults, people created colorful compound words mixing animals with negative traits—dumbfish, blockhead, and numbskull were creative ways to express frustration before we had standardized slang.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንደኛ ዓሣ
an-den-ya as-a
ARالعربية
سمكة غبية
samaka ghabiya
BNবাংলা
মুখোশ মাছ
mukho-sh mach
CACatalà
peixet idiota
pe-y-et ee-dee-oh-ta
CSČeština
hloupý ryba
hloup-ee ry-ba
DADansk
dum fisk
doom fisk
DEDeutsch
Dummkopf-Fisch
DOOM-kopf-fish
ELΕλληνικά
idiota ψάρι
ee-dee-oh-ta p-sah-ree
ESEspañol
pez tonto
pehs TOHN-toh
FAفارسی
ماهی احمق
mahi-e ah-moq
FISuomi
hullu kala
hullu kala
FRFrançais
poisson bête
pwah-sohn bayt
GUGU
મુખોશ માછલી
moo-kho-sh maachli
HAHA
kifi mai
kee-fee mai
HEעברית
דג מטומטם
dag matom-tam
HIहिन्दी
मूर्ख मछली
moorakh machhli
HUMagyar
hülye hal
hule hal
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikan bodoh
ee-kan bo-doh
ITItaliano
pesce stupido
peh-schae STOO-pee-doh
KKKK
ақылсыз балық
a-kyyl-syz ba-lyq
KMKM
សត្វទន្លាយ
satv ton-lay
KO한국어
바보 물고기
babo mul-go-gi
MRMR
भोळा मासे
bho-la ma-se
MSBahasa Melayu
ikan bodoh
ee-kan bo-doh
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင် ငါး
kyaun nga
NLNederlands
domvis
dom-vis
NONorsk
dum fisk
doom fisk
PAPA
ਗੁਰ ਮੱਛੀ
gur maachhi
PLPolski
ryba głupia
ryba glu-pia
PTPortuguês
peixe burro
pay-sheh BOO-roh
RORomână
pește prost
peh-steh prohst
RUРусский
глупый рыба
gloopyy ryba
SVSvenska
dum fisk
doom fisk
SWKiswahili
samaki mzembe
sa-ma-ki mzem-be
TAதமிழ்
மூர்க்க மீன்
moor-kka meen
TEతెలుగు
మందమైన చేప
man-da-main cheep
TLTL
dalawang-dalawang isda
da-la-wang-da-lang is-da
TRTürkçe
salak balık
sa-lak ba-lik
UKУкраїнська
дурний риба
door-nee ree-ba
URاردو
بزدل مچھلی
baz-dil machhli
VITiếng Việt
cá ngốc
ca ngoc
YOYO
ẹ̀kúnrún ẹ̀sẹ̀
eh-koo-n-roon eh-seh
ZUZU
isilwane esimbi
ee-si-lwa-neh eh-sim-bee