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fishiest

fishiest is the superlative form of fishy.

Meaning of fishy

Adjective

fishy (comparative fishier, superlative fishiest)

  1. Of, from, or similar to fish.
    • What is that fishy odor?
  2. (figuratively) Suspicious; inspiring doubt.
    • I don't trust him; his claims seem fishy to me.
  3. (LGBTQ slang) Of a drag queen or a trans woman: appearing very feminine and resembling a cisgender woman.
    • One day I dressed up all out fishy to go to my mother's place. I knocked and started walking in past her. She was like 'Can I help you?' I said, 'Ma?' and she was like OMG! She actually thought I was one of her boyfriend's hoochie [mamas].2014, Todd Kachinski Kottmeier, Steve Hammond, “Mother’s Pretty Dress”, in DRAG411’s Official Drag Handbook, 4th edition, [s.l.]: BecHavn Publishing, →ISBN, page 46

Questions about fishiest

What is fishiest the superlative form of?
Fishiest is the superlative form of fishy.

Words near fishiest in the dictionary

  1. fishhouse
  2. fishhouses
  3. fishie
  4. fishier
  5. fishies
  6. fishiest
  7. fishified
  8. fishifies
  9. fishify
  10. fishifying
  11. fishily

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