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fishy

About 0.34 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Of, from, or similar to fish.
    What is that fishy odor?
  2. adjective Suspicious; inspiring doubt.
    I don't trust him; his claims seem fishy to me.
  3. adjective Of a drag queen or a trans woman: appearing very feminine and resembling a cisgender woman.
  4. noun Diminutive of fish.

Similar words

queer shady funny questionable suspicious suspect finfish fish goldfish kid

Often followed by

about smell odor taste to eyes and flavor eye

Word family

fishier fishiest

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