Sardine Definition & Meaning

sardine
noun
  1. small fatty fish usually canned
  2. any of various small edible herring or related food fishes frequently canned
  3. a deep orange-red variety of chalcedony
  4. small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring

"Sardine" in song lyrics

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  • "unwashed penis smells like a sardine"
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