fish
:fish: n. [Adelaide University, Australia] 1. Another {metasyntactic variable}
}. See foo
Derived originally from the Monty Python skit in
the middle of "The Meaning of Life" entitled "Find the Fish". 2. A pun
for `microfiche'. A microfiche file cabinet may be referred to as a
`fish tank'.
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