fishy

== English == === Alternative forms === (noun) fishie === Etymology === From Middle English fishi, fischey, equivalent to fish +‎ -y. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɪʃi/ Rhymes: -ɪʃi === Adjective === fishy (comparative fishier, superlative fishiest) Of, from, or similar to fish. Synonyms: fishlike, fishly, ichthyic, piscine, fishen (figurative) Suspicious; inspiring doubt. Synonyms: dodgy, dubious; see also Thesaurus:iffy 1973, Matt Braun, chapter 5, in El Paso, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin's Paperbacks, →ISBN; reprinted New York, N.Y.: St. Martin's Paperbacks, July 1999, page 236: 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. (LGBTQ slang) Of a drag queen or a trans woman: appearing very feminine and resembling a cisgender woman. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === fishy (plural fishies) (childish) Diminutive of fish. Synonym: fishy wishy ==== Translations ====