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Originally Posted by Skane
I'm a little lost here, because I am not quite getting what has understanding the meaning of fishmonger has to do with Hamlet when it is still a commonly used word.
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I was kinda referring to the use of "fishmonger" when Hamlet calls Polonius a "fishmonger" in an obviously derogatory sense. I wasn't referring to the obvious definition of "merchant who deals in fish".
From what I understand of his usage, "fishmonger" was at one point slang for a pimp. That was what I think isn't common knowledge.