What does feeling fishy mean?

If you describe a situation as fishy, you feel that someone is not telling the truth or behaving completely honestly. [informal] There seems to be something fishy going on. Synonyms: suspicious, odd, suspect, unlikely More Synonyms of fishy. More Synonyms of fishy.
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What does it mean to call a girl fishy?

Suspicious people and situations are also called fishy. Since this word has two meanings, context is key. If you say something is fishy, it probably means you think something is suspicious. If you're sitting next to someone eating a tuna sandwich, though, you could just mean you smell a fishy odor.
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What does it mean when someone says it sounds fishy to me?

sound fishy

To seem suspicious of being improper, untoward, or duplicitous. A: "Their numbers don't match up with the taxes they've paid." B: "Hmm, that sounds fishy." He thought Janet's response sounded a bit fishy, so he did a bit of investigation into her role in the company.
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What smells fishy mean?

Be suspect or suspicious, as in His explanation definitely smells fishy; my guess is that he's lying. This idiom alludes to the fact that fresh fish have no odor but stale or rotten ones do. [ Early 1800s]
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What does fishy mean on Instagram?

Fish Meme. FISHY is a slang term for fish. It is widely used with fish-themed memes on social media sites, such as Facebook, Reddit and Twitter. FISHY is one of a number of animal-based memes which use childish language to invoke a feeling of sentimentality.
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15 Fishy Expressions in English



Is it fishy or Fishie?

Fishie definition

(childish) Diminutive of fish; alternative spelling of fishy.
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Where does the term fishy come from?

fishy (adj.)

late 15c., "fish-like, slimy," from fish (n.) + -y (2). In reference to taste, from 1540s. Sense of "shady, questionable" is first recorded 1840, perhaps from the notion of "slipperiness," or of giving off a bad odor.
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Why does my period smell like fish?

Period smells “fishy”

This odor is most often attributed to bacterial vaginosis, a type of infection. It's also a lot stronger than a normal period smell. You may have bacterial vaginosis if the “fishy” smell is accompanied by: burning, especially during urination.
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What does fishy mean in text?

If you describe a situation as fishy, you feel that someone is not telling the truth or behaving completely honestly. [informal] There seems to be something fishy going on. Synonyms: suspicious, odd, suspect, unlikely More Synonyms of fishy.
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How do you use fishy in a sentence?

Examples of fishy
  1. The whole thing looks distinctly fishy to me.
  2. Is there not something odd and, perhaps, even fishy about those figures?
  3. To me the whole thing seems a little fishy.
  4. People think that it is all slightly fishy because it has something to do with the money market.
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What's dishy mean?

Definition of dishy

1 : attractive, good-looking. 2 : characterized by, full of, or given to gossip or disclosure a dishy biography.
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What does Disreputability mean?

adjective. not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom. discreditable; dishonorable. shabby or shoddy; of poor quality or condition: disreputable clothes.
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What does Shiftily mean?

/ˈʃɪf.təl.i/ in a way that looks or seems dishonest: He was behaving shiftily and you jumped to the conclusion that he was following you. He glanced shiftily to both sides then leaned closer. See.
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What does calling someone a fish mean?

a person who is "FISH" - an acronym for "fit, intelligent, sexy, hot". (In other words: attractive, intelligent, attractive, attractive.) Jenny is such a fish!
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Is gissy a word?

Gissy was a word for pig and lowie meant a butterfly. Dr Lancaster said: "Some of these are beautiful words and it is a shame they are being lost. The dialect we have now has been influenced by Estuary English, the type you hear on EastEnders, and it is becoming commonplace, particularly among youngsters.
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What is the normal smell of Virgina?

Tangy or fermented

It's very common for vaginas to produce a tangy or sour aroma. Some compare it to the smell of fermented foods. In fact, yogurt, sourdough bread, and even some sour beer contain the same type of good bacteria that dominate most healthy vaginas: Lactobacilli.
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Can a guy smell when a girl is on her period?

Previous studies have shown that a woman's body odor is strongest during menstruation and that men who are particularly sensitive to smells can even detect this change in her scent.
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What is the meaning of fish out of water?

A person away from his or her usual environment or activities. For example, Using a computer for the first time, Carl felt like a fish out of water, or On a hiking trail, Nell was a fish out of water. This expression alludes to the fact that fish cannot survive for long on dry land. [ Late 1300s]
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What are fishies?

1. Resembling or suggestive of fish, as in taste or odor. 2. Cold or expressionless: a fishy stare. 3.
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How do you spell fishies?

Fishies definition

Plural form of fishy. Plural form of fishie.
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What's unprincipled mean?

Definition of unprincipled

: lacking moral principles : unscrupulous.
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What is a indecorous mean?

indecorous, improper, unseemly, unbecoming, indelicate mean not conforming to what is accepted as right, fitting, or in good taste. indecorous suggests a violation of accepted standards of good manners.
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What is the meaning of ignominiously?

1 : humiliating, degrading an ignominious defeat. 2 : deserving of shame or infamy : despicable. 3 : marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame : dishonorable.
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What does it mean when someone is ducky?

ducky in American English

(ˈdʌki) nounWord forms: plural duckies. Brit slang (used as a term of endearment or familiarity) dear; sweetheart; darling; pet.
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