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brokefish

/ˈbɹəʊk.fɪʃ/US/ˈbɹoʊk.fɪʃ/

brokefish verb: to subject to brokefishing.

Verb

brokefish (third-person singular simple present brokefishes, present participle brokefishing, simple past and past participle brokefished)

  1. (neologism, slang) To subject to brokefishing.

Forms of brokefish

third-person singular presentbrokefishes
present participlebrokefishing
past participlebrokefished
pastbrokefished

Origin of brokefish

Coined simultaneously by the same author in the same article coining brokefishing.

Questions about brokefish

What does brokefish mean?
Brokefish means to subject to brokefishing.
What part of speech is brokefish?
Brokefish is a verb.
How do you pronounce brokefish?
Brokefish is pronounced /ˈbɹoʊk.fɪʃ/ (US).
What is the past tense of brokefish?
The past tense of brokefish is brokefished.

Words near brokefish in the dictionary

  1. brokeback
  2. brokeback marriage
  3. brokeback marriages
  4. broked
  5. brokedown
  6. brokefish
  7. brokefished
  8. brokefishes
  9. brokefishing
  10. Brokelona
  11. broken

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