fishskin

[ fish-skin ]

noun

, Slang.

1. a condom.
2. a dollar bill.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fishskin¹

1645–55, for literal sense; fish + skin

Example Sentences

Models wore multicolored fishskin shoes, sandals and boots which added greatly to the lighthearted feeling of the show.

From Washington Post

In the 1930s and '40s, metal and leather, the staples of shoemaking, were scarce in wartime Italy, so he experimented with what came to hand -- straw, raffia, bark, even fishskin.

From Time Magazine Archive

Believe it or not, Mr. Chips was young once, and so was Robert Donat, whose fishskin makeup in the first sequences is the most thorough- going physical transformation since the days of Lon Chancy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Photograph by Scott Kerrigan Skin Deep Made of proprietary Fishskin material, the upper and lower fins on ProFishCo's Fishskin Jigs maximize underwater visibility in murky or low-light conditions.

From Time Magazine Archive

Fishskin Jigs are available in six colors and nine sizes and start at $3.

From Time Magazine Archive