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[edit]![](https://cdn.statically.io/img/upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Goldfish.jpg/220px-Goldfish.jpg)
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Etymology
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[edit]goldfish (plural goldfish or goldfishes)
- A type of small fish, Carassius auratus, typically orange-colored.
- For the children's fair we'll have a few games they can play, so that each child "wins" a goldfish as a prize.
- (figuratively, informal) A person with an unreliable memory.
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[edit]fish
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person with an unreliable memory
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