# fishscale

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The scale of a fish.
2. Cocaine, usually of high quality, taken directly off the brick and uncut.

## Etymology
From fish + scale. The use for sense 2 is from its appearance as shiny yellowish flakes resembling the scales of a fish, as opposed to dull white powder.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fishscale