fishy
/ˈfɪʃi/ · noun
Meaning
- A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.
- Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water.
- The flesh of the fish used as food.
- 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.
- A woman.
- An easy victim for swindling.
- A period of time spent fishing.
- An instance of seeking something.
- A counter, used in various games.
- Of, from, or similar to fish.
- Suspicious; inspiring doubt.
- Of drag queens: appearing feminine.
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