English · Word Candidate

trout

/tɹaʊt/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: trouts · trouting · trouted

Sense 1

Meaning · English

Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.

Noun

Examples

Many anglers consider trout to be the archetypical quarry.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

An objectionable elderly woman.

NounRegister: UK

Examples

Look, you silly old trout, you can't keep bringing home cats! You can't afford the ones you have!

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Meaning · English

To fish for trout.

Verb

Examples

God bless me! is it possible that you, a tall fellow with a black moustache, can be the curly fair-haired boy I have so often carried on my back and saddle-bow, and taught to make flies of red spinner and drakes’ wings, when we trouted together at Llyn Cwellyn among the hills yonder?

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Meaning · English

To (figuratively) slap someone with a slimy, stinky, wet trout; to admonish jocularly.

Verb

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “trout” mean?

Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.

Is “trout” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.