Goldfish Club
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
World War II. It is similar to the Caterpillar Club (<?.v.) and is for those who had ditched their aeroplanes and taken to the rubber dinghy. A cloth insignia was presented.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Goldfish Club” mean?
World War II. It is similar to the Caterpillar Club (<?.v.) and is for those who had ditched their aeroplanes and taken to the rubber dinghy. A cloth insignia was presented.
Is “Goldfish Club” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.