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Meaning of fishy
noun
- A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills. Example: Salmon is a fish.
- Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water.
- The flesh of the fish used as food. Example: The seafood pasta had lots of fish but not enough pasta.
- 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.
noun
- A period of time spent fishing. Example: The fish at the lake didn't prove successful.
- An instance of seeking something. Example: Merely two fishes for information told the whole story.
noun
- A counter, used in various games.
adjective
- Of, from, or similar to fish. Example: What is that fishy odor?
- Suspicious; inspiring doubt. Example: I don't trust him; his claims seem fishy to me.
- Of drag queens: appearing feminine.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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