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wet fish

British  

noun

    1. fresh fish as opposed to frozen or cooked fish

    2. ( as modifier )

      a wet-fish shop

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It's probably fair to say that most of us have never slapped someone so hard with a wet fish that they fall, fully clothed, into a swimming pool.

From BBC May 2, 2026

It turns your gift into a slap in the face with a wet fish.

From MarketWatch Apr. 13, 2026

The first slap in the face with a wet fish came for crypto on Feb. 21.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 28, 2025

A couple of years earlier, the chairman of selectors Dexter said Gooch had "the charisma of a wet fish".

From The Guardian Aug. 15, 2012

Being with her is a relief in a world where holding on to people feels like trying to hold on to wet fish.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

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