Meaning

3 senses
  1. Of, from, or similar to fish.

    What is that fishy odor?

    fischig, Fisch-

    ры́бийrýbij, ры́бныйrýbnyj, рыбоподо́бныйrybopodóbnyj

    of or relating to or resembling fish

  2. (figuratively)Suspicious; inspiring doubt.

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

    anrüchig, verdächtig

    подозри́тельныйpodozrítelʹnyj, сомни́тельныйsomnítelʹnyj

  3. Of a drag queen or a trans woman: appearing very feminine and resembling a cisgender woman.

Examples

30 sentences
  1. Something fishy is going on here.

    Тут відбувається щось підозріле.

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  2. This sounds fishy.

    Звучить підозріло.

    ruЗвучит подозрительно.

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  3. There's something fishy going on here.

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  4. Her mother must have smelled something fishy.

    ruЕё мать, должно быть, почуяла что-то неладное.

    deIhre Mutter muss etwas Verdächtiges bemerkt haben.

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  5. I feel something fishy is going on.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
of, from, or similar to fish:
suspicious; inspiring doubt:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
of, from, or similar to fish:
suspicious; inspiring doubt:

Origin

From Middle English fishi, fischey, equivalent to fish + -y.

From Middle English fishi, fischey, equivalent to fish + -y.

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Forms

fishier, fishiest
Comparativefishier Lesson
Superlativefishiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

18 synonyms

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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