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jonah fishing

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.48 in modern English

Syllables
jon-ah -fish-ing
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The situation in which a user who has been trolled claims that they only posted in order to bait the troll into a response.

Uncountable

Etymology

Referring to Jonah in the Bible, who was swallowed by a great fish. See Internet and fishing senses at troll.

Usage

Questions

What does jonah fishing mean?
The situation in which a user who has been trolled claims that they only posted in order to bait the troll into a response.
Where does jonah fishing come from?
Referring to Jonah in the Bible, who was swallowed by a great fish. See Internet and fishing senses at troll.

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