wet fish

British

noun

1. fresh fish as opposed to frozen or cooked fish
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a wet-fish shop

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Example Sentences

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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

It was a bit of a wet fish shake though.

From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2018

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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