"Fishiness" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
The word "fishiness" refers to the characteristic or quality of something that smells or tastes noticeably like fish, such as a strong seafood scent or a flavor that is reminiscent of fish. It can also be used more broadly to describe a suspicious or untrustworthy quality or a sense of something being "off" or "unusual." For example, "The whole deal smelled of fishiness, I wasn't convinced by the smooth-talking salesman."