fish

n 1: any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates

usually having scales and breathing through gills

2: the flesh of fish used as food

3: a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn:

{chump}, {fool}, {gull}, {mark}, {patsy}, {fall guy}, {sucker},

{schlemiel}, {shlemiel}, {soft touch}, {mug}]

4: a game for two players who try to assemble books of cards by

asking the opponent for particular cards [syn: {go fish}]

v 1: seek indirectly; "fish for compliments" [syn: {angle}]

2: catch fish or shellfish

fish

(Adelaide University, Australia) 1. Another {metasyntactic

variable}. See {foo}. Derived originally from the Monty

Python skit in the middle of "The Meaning of Life" entitled

"Find the Fish".

2. microfiche. A microfiche file cabinet may be

referred to as a "fish tank".

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(1994-12-01)