Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cry stinking fish

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
cry stink-ing -fish
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To disparage oneself; to say things that make oneself look bad.

British usage

Etymology

From cry in the sense of offering wares for sale.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cries stinking fish (present, singular) crying stinking fish (participle, present) cried stinking fish (participle, past) cried stinking fish (past)

Synonyms

sell oneself short

Questions

What does cry stinking fish mean?
To disparage oneself; to say things that make oneself look bad.
Where does cry stinking fish come from?
From cry in the sense of offering wares for sale.

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