Fishy

Quick meaning: Fishy is an adjective meaning Of, from, or similar to fish.

Meaning

Of, from, or similar to fish.

More Meanings

1. (figurative) Suspicious; inspiring doubt.
2. (LGBTQ slang) Of a drag queen or a trans woman: appearing very feminine and resembling a cisgender woman.
3. (childish) Diminutive of fish.

Example Sentences

What is that fishy odor?

I don't trust him; his claims seem fishy to me.

There was something more to this than met the eye, and he had the distinct feeling that the marshal had just snookered him into a corner. But he couldn't very well refuse, and it would look fishy if he demanded they march now.

One day I dressed up all out fishy to go to my mother's place. I knocked and started walking in past her. She was like 'Can I help you?' I said, 'Ma?' and she was like OMG! She actually thought I was one of her boyfriend's hoochie [mamas].

Word Forms

• fishier
• fishiest
• fishie
• fishies

Synonyms for fishy

Depending on context, synonyms include fishlike, fishly, ichthyic, piscine, fishen, fishish.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include queer, shady, funny, questionable, suspicious, suspect.

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