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.