Something's fishieeeee

[jimmillho]

Just curious - is fishieeee a real word?

No, it's an onomatopoeia

A whata-peeah?

From Britannica, Kids

The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it is known as onomatopoeia. The words buzz, hiss, and cuckoo are examples. Onomatopoeia may also refer to the use of words whose sound suggests the sense. This occurs frequently in poetry, where a line of verse can express a characteristic of the thing being portrayed.

Candy made me look it up, but I still can't find what sounds a fish makes.
Jim

[Candy_Streeter]

From Britannica, Kids

[i]The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it is known as onomatopoeia. The words buzz, hiss, and cuckoo are examples. Onomatopoeia may also refer to the use of words whose sound suggests the sense. This occurs frequently in poetry, where a line of verse can express a characteristic of the thing being portrayed
Candy made me look it up, but I still can't find what sounds a fish makes.
Jim


One fish that lives in the Mediterranean utters a tinkly musical sound, and is called the “siren” by local fishermen. Some mackerel utter grunting sounds loud enough to be heard out of the water. Have no clue how to write that so fishieee is good enough for me.

[gnatshop]

Some mackerel utter grunting sounds

So do me and Ralph, but that doesn't make us fishieeee!!

[BobB]

I hope someone can remember where they saw a model of it! That's a very neat scene.

In the Mar/Apr 2003 issue of the narrow gauge gazette, Sam Swanson has an article entitled "A walk through Persing Park.
His Diorama won Best of Show at the 2002 NMRA Convention in Fort Lauderdale Florida.
The diorama has three buildiings (one is of the River Fish Building), two amusement rides and two vehicles, along with 17 people.

Very nice work to be sure.

BobB