shad

shad
[[t]ʃæd[/t]]
n. pl. (esp. collectively)shad, (esp. for kinds or species)shads.
ich any of several herringlike marine fishes of the genus Alosa that spawn in rivers well upstream from the sea, as A. sapidissima, of Europe and North America
Etymology: bef. 1050; OE sceadd

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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