1
: provided with or characterized by fins
2
: relating to or being fish
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Think of it like video game fishing, only the finny targets are alive.
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Matt Williams, Dallas News, 11 Nov. 2022
When Lisa pulls a Free Willy on a beleaguered captive dolphin, the resulting land invasion by the righteously pissed off sea mammals sees one finny soldier panic at being trapped in a stray volleyball net, before a comrade slaps some sense into him.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2022
Do you have a water garden, complete with koi or other tropical fish? This hot weather can damage them — the finny equivalent of being locked in the car.
—Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 26 July 2017
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Matt Williams, Dallas News, 11 Nov. 2022
When Lisa pulls a Free Willy on a beleaguered captive dolphin, the resulting land invasion by the righteously pissed off sea mammals sees one finny soldier panic at being trapped in a stray volleyball net, before a comrade slaps some sense into him.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2022
Do you have a water garden, complete with koi or other tropical fish? This hot weather can damage them — the finny equivalent of being locked in the car.
—Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 26 July 2017
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“Finny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finny. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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finny
adjective
fin·ny
ˈfin-ē 
: resembling or having fins
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