cold fish

cold fish
a) A heartless individual; a person lacking empathy and emotion.

[I]t was thought she was a woman and was turned into a cold fish for she would not exchange flesh with one that loved her.

b) A sexual partner who, during copulation, lacks vigor or emotional reciprocity.

Youre a cold fish. You have no heart.


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  • cold fish — np An unresponsive person. My date for the dance was such a cold fish I left without him. 1940s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

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