mackerel snapper

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the Roman Catholic practice of avoiding meat except fish on Fridays.

Noun[edit]

mackerel snapper (plural mackerel snappers)

  1. (dated, derogatory, slang) A Roman Catholic.
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