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smell fishy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
smell -fishy
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To seem suspicious.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

smells fishy (present, singular) smelling fishy (participle, present) smelled fishy (participle, past) smelled fishy (past) smelt fishy (participle, past) smelt fishy (past)

Phrases

stink like a mackerel

Frequently Paired Words

stink like a mackerel

Questions

What does smell fishy mean?
To seem suspicious.

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