there seems to be a bit of dispute about the origins of a “fish wife” some say it derives from wives of fishermen who whilst there husbands were away had ann summers parties and laughed and cackled
others beleive it derives from billinsgate fish market,which after a long hard day gutting fish
the lads would go dahn the pubs and drink copious amounts of beer
and not go home for their tea,so the wives would go to the pub and throw their dinners at them
hence the sayying shes a right fish wife her.