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fishy

/ˈfɪʃi/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.
  2. Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water.
  3. The flesh of the fish used as food.
  4. A card game in which the object is to obtain cards in pairs or sets of four (depending on the variation), by asking the other players for cards of a particular rank.
  5. A woman.
  6. An easy victim for swindling.
  7. A period of time spent fishing.
  8. An instance of seeking something.
  9. A counter, used in various games.
  10. Of, from, or similar to fish.
  11. Suspicious; inspiring doubt.
  12. Of drag queens: appearing feminine.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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