goldfish

== English == === Etymology === From gold +‎ fish. === Pronunciation === enPR: gōld'fĭsh, IPA(key): /ˈɡoʊldfɪʃ/ Hyphenation: gold‧fish Rhymes: -oʊldfɪʃ === Noun === goldfish (plural goldfish or goldfishes) A type of small fish, Carassius auratus, typically orange-colored. (figuratively, informal) A person with an unreliable memory. Nonstandard form of Goldfish (“a small orange saltine-like cracker shaped in the form of a fish”). For more quotations using this term, see Citations:goldfish. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====