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go fish

go fish interjection: no, as a firm negative response.

Interjection

  1. (idiomatic, rude) No, as a firm negative response.
    • Q: Do you sell bongs? A: Go fish!

Proper noun capitalized: Go Fish

Go Fish

  1. A children's card game in which players ask each other for cards of a particular rank, requiring them to "fish" in a pool of additional cards if they do not have the requested card.

Origin of go fish

Response used in the card game Go Fish.

Questions about go fish

What does go fish mean?
Go fish means no, as a firm negative response.
What part of speech is go fish?
Go fish can be an interjection or a proper noun.

Words near go fish in the dictionary

  1. go fasts
  2. go fetal
  3. go fever
  4. go fig
  5. go figure
  6. go fish
  7. go five-hole
  8. go fly a kite
  9. go for
  10. go for a burton
  11. go for a song

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