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something's fishy in denmark

A shortened version of the expression, "There's something rotten in the state of Denmark"; the speaker is suspicious that there is or appears to be something wrong, amiss, illegal or dishonest

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  • From Marcellus' line in Shakespeare's play Hamlet, "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark"
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Someone walks into a room that should be full of people, but no one is there. They may turn to the person with them and say that something's fishy in Denmark.

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Submitted by TriplePurple on February 23, 2024

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