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what the fish

what the fish phrase: what the fuck.

Phrase

what the fish

  1. (Internet, Singapore, euphemistic) What the fuck.
    • "[…] Is there anything in Singapore that you feel strongly about?" […] I give him the universally understood "what-the-fish?" look, which has the unexpected effect of tickling the residual funny bone in his body.2016, Imran Hashim, Annabelle Thong

Questions about what the fish

What does what the fish mean?
What the fish means what the fuck.
What part of speech is what the fish?
What the fish is a phrase.

Words near what the fish in the dictionary

  1. what the Devil
  2. what the doctor ordered
  3. what the ef
  4. what the eff
  5. what the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over
  6. what the fish
  7. what the flip
  8. what the flying fuck
  9. what the fuck
  10. what the fuck ever
  11. what the fudge

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