crawfished; crawfishing; crawfishes
: to retreat from a position : back out
I crawfished as fast as I could …—
Mark Twain
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Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
Surveillance footage caught him leaving the store with crab legs and crawfish without paying for them.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
In a growing trend, lots of schools are holding showcases next month to attract college coaches and inviting opponents to play in seven-on-seven competitions while using free food as an incentive to get the college recruiters to show up, from barbecue to crawfish on the menu.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Begin your journey with the shrimp boulettes and Cajun crawfish bread, followed by crab and corn bisque.
—Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
Surveillance footage caught him leaving the store with crab legs and crawfish without paying for them.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Verb
Structures can take the shape of anything from reindeer and frogs to crawfish and fleur-de-lis.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
In a growing trend, lots of schools are holding showcases next month to attract college coaches and inviting opponents to play in seven-on-seven competitions while using free food as an incentive to get the college recruiters to show up, from barbecue to crawfish on the menu.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Crawfish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crawfish. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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