fishy

adj : (informal) not as expected; "there was something fishy about

the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some

definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her

motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" [syn: {funny},

{queer}, {shady}, {suspect}, {suspicious}]

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)