4 definitions found for cold fish

cold fish n 1: an aloof unemotional person

cold fish n., informal A queer person; a person who is unfriendly or does not mix with others. No one knows the new doctor, he is a cold fish. Nobody invites Eric to parties because he is a cold fish.

cold fish noun Date: 1924 a cold aloof person

cold fish If you say that someone is a cold fish, you think that they are unfriendly and unemotional. N-SING [disapproval]