"brokefish" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈbɹoʊk.fɪʃ/ [General-American], /ˈbɹəʊk.fɪʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-brokefish.wav Forms: brokefishes [present, singular, third-person], brokefishing [participle, present], brokefished [participle, past], brokefished [past]
Etymology: Coined simultaneously by the same author in the same article coining brokefishing. Head templates: {{en-verb}} brokefish (third-person singular simple present brokefishes, present participle brokefishing, simple past and past participle brokefished)
  1. (slang, neologism) To subject to brokefishing. Tags: neologism, slang
    Sense id: en-brokefish-en-verb-baHZSnKW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English neologisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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