Definition of "tilapia"

tilapia

/təˈlɑːpiə/

noun
plural tilapias or tilapia
1. Any of various edible fish, formerly species of the genus Tilapia, but now placed in other cichlid genera (such as Oreochromis), native to Africa and the Middle East but cultivated worldwide.
  Quotations
  Well I dined last night with Scarface RonOn tilapia fishcakes and fried black swan.
  2006, Tom Waits, Kathleen Brennan, Bottom of the World
2. (drag slang) A fishy (resembling a cisgender woman) drag queen; A drag queen who could pass for a woman, as opposed to one who is exaggeratedly feminine.
  Quotations
  Vietnamese tilapia Plastique Tiara was at the forefront of one of Drag Race's most controversial eliminations earlier this year. Although the Texan performer and biological woman was leaving us gooped week-after-week with her runways, she was – spoiler alert! – eliminated in eighth place after lip-syncing against Miss Vanjie, despite having a better track record.
  2019 June 13, Sam Damshenas, “Drag Race star Plastique Tiara wants to be a "pioneer" for the queer Asian community”, in Gay Times‎, London: Gay Times Ltd, archived from the original on 2021-08-01