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fishy

[fish-ee] / ˈfɪʃ i /


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To help cut down the fishy smell, top the fish with your choice of acid, like fresh lemon juice or rice vinegar.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Often smeared on hot buttered toast, it tastes like a fishy, peppery paté, befitting the mock Latin name Osborn gave to it, Patum Peperium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

"Also, we have corporate sanctioned mobile devices and this came in via his personal phone. So that made him think this was potentially a little murky, a little fishy."

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

On Monday’s episode of What Next, Mary Harris spoke with Slate senior writer and Amicus co-host Mark Joseph Stern about the fishy case and its alarming implications for LGBTQ+ equality throughout the country.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

A distinctly fishy smell emanated from his whiskers.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo




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