ex-lax fish
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Meaning · English
Synonym of escolar (an oily marine fish with white flesh, reminiscent of, and fraudulently passed off as, tuna)
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “ex-lax fish” mean?
Synonym of escolar (an oily marine fish with white flesh, reminiscent of, and fraudulently passed off as, tuna)
Is “ex-lax fish” formal or informal?
ex-lax fish is generally derogatory, slang.