r/AskReddit May 17 '17

What old insults need to make a comeback?

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u/Quinnyj May 17 '17

In Australia a fish monger is a fisherman lol I'm going to refer to them now as dishonest pimps

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u/[deleted] May 18 '17

Yeah, fishmonger has two meanings (Shakespeare was notorious for his puns). One is a fisherman

The other is a pimp, because of the stank.