fish-kiss right on her lips and frightened
her.Fish or cut bait.sent. Do something or get
out of the way. Fish or cut bait, Chuck.
There’s work to be done here. Decide
whether you’re going to watch or help. Fish
or cut bait.
fish story and fish talen. a great big lie.
(Like the fisherman who exaggerates the
size of the fish that got away.) That’s
just a fish story. Tell me another! He’s
a master at the fish tale. Maybe he should
be a politician.
fishtailin. [for the rear of a car] to whip
back and forth like a fish moving its tail.
The caddy fishtailed on the curb and al-
most spun around. It’s easy to fishtail in
wet weather.
fish taleGo to fish story.
fishymod. dubious; questionable; likely to
be improper or illegal. (See also smell
fishy.) Something here is fishy. That
was a pretty fishy story you told us.
fitshacedmod. drunk. He goes out and
get really fitshaced almost every night.
fittedmod. well-dressed; properly outfit-
ted. Sam got himself all fitted and looks
like a real playa!
afive-alarm fireGo to athree-alarm fire.
five-finger discountn. the acquisition of
something by shoplifting. Bruno used
his five-finger discount to get the kind of
ring Tracy wanted. I got this thingy with
my five-finger discount.
five itGo to take the fifth.
five-oh and 5-On. the police. (From a
television program, Hawaii Five-O.)
If you hit me again, I’ll call the five-o!
fiver[“faIv#] n. a five-dollar bill. (See also
tenner.) This thing only cost me a fiver.
Give him a fiver, and let’s get outa here.
fix 1. and fix-upn. a dose of a drug, es-
pecially for an addict who is in need of
drugs. (Drugs. It fixes the suffering of
withdrawal.) It was clear that the
prisoner needed a fix, but there was noth-
ing the cops would do for him. Max
arranged to get a fix-up into the con. 2. in.
to buy a dose of drugs; to take drugs. (See
also fixed. Drugs.) Frank had to fix be-
fore he could even talk to me. Tra c y w a s
in the other room fixing. 3. tv. to castrate
or spay an animal, especially a pet. (See
also fixed. Jocularly of people.) Get
somebody to fix your cat! Sally suggested
that someone ought to fix Beavis—if he is-
n’t already. 4. n. a bribe. (See also fixed.)
Rocko never took a fix in his life. The
agent payed a fix to the cops. 5. tv. to in-
fluence the outcome of a contest or an
election. (See also fixed.) Who fixed
this race? Sam knows what it takes to fix
an election—cash. 6. n. a scheme to in-
fluence the outcome of a contest or an
election. Something is wrong with this
game. I smell a fix. Sam planned a great
fix, but the cops got wise. 7. n. a repair
made to a computer program. (Comput-
ers.) This little fix should make the
whole program run faster. I wrote a fix
to make the program more efficient. 8. n.
a cure for a social ill. (See also quick fix.)
There is no easy fix for a problem like
this. Some people think there is no fix at
all.
fixed 1. mod. doped; intoxicated. Frank
is comfortable now that he’s fixed. He
was fixed and broke—in a real mess, I’d
say. 2. mod. bribed. Don’t worry, the
night watchman is fixed. The cop is
fixed and won’t give you guys any trouble.- mod. having the outcome pre-
arranged. (Said of a contest, race, or elec-
tion.) The election was fixed, and we
are going to protest. It was not fixed!
The race was fixed, but we won anyway. 4.
mod. neutered. Now that the cat is
fixed, she seems even meaner. I wouldn’t
buy anything but an already-fixed dog.
fixed upmod. provided with a date. Sam
got fixed up with Martha. Okay, Sam
is fixed up with a date for Saturday.
fixern. a lawyer. I’ll get my fixer on it first
thing in the morning. Bruno’s fixer
didn’t show up in court.
fix-upGo to fix.
fizzle[“fIzl] 1. n. a failure; something that
sputters away. The whole project was a
fizzle. Her first play was no fizzle. 2.
fizzle