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trout noun ( PERSON )

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Definition

[C] (plural trouts) UK informal an old person, especially a woman, who is unpleasant or not attractive
She's a miserable old trout who complains about everything.

(Definition of trout noun (PERSON) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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