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    [Noun]  | "fish*ing" | \ ˈfi-shiŋ \


    1: the sport or business of catching fish

    2: a place for catching fish


    Origin: 13th century ;

    [Noun]  | "fishing expedition" 


    1: a legal interrogation or examination to discover information for a later proceeding

    2: an investigation that does not stick to a stated objective but hopes to uncover incriminating or newsworthy evidence


    Origin: 1874 ;

    [Noun]  | "fishing line" 


    1: a long line or cord attached to a hook and used for fishing; also : the type of line designed for this purpose —used specifically for a strong, usually monofilament cord made from a polymer (such as nylon or Dacron)


    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun]  | "bot*tom-fish*ing" | \ ˈbä-təm-ˌfi-shiŋ \


    1: the practice of making purchases (as of stocks) when prices appear to be at their lowest point


    Origin: 1974 ;

    [Noun]  | "fly-fish*ing" | \ ˈflī-ˌfi-shiŋ \


    1: a method of fishing in which an artificial fly is cast by use of a fly rod, a reel, and a relatively heavy oiled or treated line


    Origin: 1653 ;

    [Noun]  | "magnet fishing" 


    1: the sport or hobby of using a strong magnet attached to the end of a rope to find metal objects in bodies of water


    Origin: 1945 ;

    [Noun]  | "spin fishing" 


    1: spinning


    Origin: 1950 ;

    [Noun]  | "ice fishing" 


    1: fishing that is done in winter through a hole that is cut in the ice on a lake, pond, etc.

    [Verb]  | "fish" 


    1: to attempt to catch fish

    2: to seek something by roundabout means

    3: to search for something underwater


    Origin: before 12th century ;

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    [Verb]  | "fish out" 


    1: to exhaust the supply of fish in by fishing


    Origin: 1892 ;

    [Verb]  | "fishing" 


    1: to search for something blindly or uncertainly;


      * e.g., " ... take a minute to fish for some change to drop in the donation box "



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    [Verb]  | "fish" 


    1: to search for something blindly or uncertainly;


      * e.g., " ... take a minute to fish for some change to drop in the donation box "



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    [Verb]  | "fishing (for)" 


    1: as in angling (for);


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     [ "fishing" ]

    1: when an obviously hot girl insults herself with the intention of having everybody around her disagree with what she said, and triggering a barrage of compliments. the easiest way to deal with a person like this is to just agree with them.

      * e.g.,  ... ridiculously hot girl: i'm so fat and ugly! 

     [ "fishing" ]

    1: A strategy used by guys for picking up chicks on the beach in which one guy sends the stud in your group on a long bomb route and throws a football into a large group of hotties. The guy running the route will be forced to dive into the group to make the catch, thus landing face-first in the sand. The hotties will be both impressed by his remarkable athleticism and concerned for his safety. Your buddy will return to your beach house with the group of hotties, thus allowing you to pick off one of the looser chicks. This technique was popularized in American Pie

      * e.g.,  ... Tom: Justin! Go deep! 

     [ "fishing" ]

    1: Term used to describe the actions of a person who is sending out blatantly obvious pickup signals.

      * e.g.,  ... That bitch is fishing for a deep dickin bro. 

     [ "fishing" ]

    1: Fishing is when a minor stands outside a shop, fishing for an adult to buy either alcohol or cigaretts.

      * e.g.,  ... My brother forgot to buy me beer, so I had to go fishing outside Kmart. 

     [ "fishing" ]

    1: When someone tells a lie / makes a false statement in order to make the other person accidentally admit something about themselves.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude 1: lol, you jack off to gay pr0n. 

     [ "fishing" ]

    1: (v) the act of picking up chicks.

      * e.g.,  ... we're going to the party tomarrow night to do some fishing. you wanna come? 

     [ "fishing" ]

    1: the means by which inmates who are locked down pass things, including commissary items, from cell to cell

      * e.g.,  ... How do inmates trade goods in supermaximum when they are never allowed out of their cells? The answer is by "fishing." 

     [ "fishing" ]

    1: A. A sport which involves catching fish. This is usually done with a net or pole.

      * e.g.,  ... A. Me and my friend Winston went fishing off the pier. Then we played some wiffle ball 


     [ "fishing" ]

    2: B. An act preformed in jailhouses. Fishing happens when the current fish (a new inmate in prision, the bitch) either leaves, gets transfered, or is just plain used up. Fishing is teh process of selecting a new fish for the jail. Once fishing is complete the newly deemed fish is raped by the other inmates as they chant "fish........ fish....... fish...."

      * e.g.,  ... B. Peter, the current fish was dry and used up so the jailhouse went fishing and selected Tom as their new fish. Then they pulled the cords and had a seizure. 

     [ "fishing" ]

    1: When a girl has an amazing ass and her pants are riding a little bit low and her thong is hanging out.

      * e.g.,  ... Damn bro! look at that! Shes fishing a nice black thong like 3 inches! 

     [ "fishing" ]

    1: sitting in a boat like an idiot.

      * e.g.,  ... often involves drinking in a boat like an idiot... 

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