the sport of sending out casual text messages to a series of people you would like to hook-up with in rapid succession. The idea is to stimulate a meaningful response, known as a bite, from one or more of them in hopes of catalyzing intimate relations.
"Damn Doug... You sure been texting a lot! You got a girlfriend or something???"
"Nah... I'm just text-fishing. Hold on! I got a bite!!!"
"Nah... I'm just text-fishing. Hold on! I got a bite!!!"
by RanchStud April 21, 2008
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Fisher: "Oh my gosh, I feel so awful now..."
Sucker: "What do you mean?"
Fisher: "I mean...I just *sigh*...I don't know."
Sucker: "Seriously, what is it?"
Fisher: "I just wish I could still wear my size 0 pants."
Sucker: "No! You look so amazing right now! You're perfect and don't let anyone tell you otherwise!"
Fisher: "I guess *sigh* Thanks."
That my friends, was a prime example of compliment fishing. Don't be suckered.
Sucker: "What do you mean?"
Fisher: "I mean...I just *sigh*...I don't know."
Sucker: "Seriously, what is it?"
Fisher: "I just wish I could still wear my size 0 pants."
Sucker: "No! You look so amazing right now! You're perfect and don't let anyone tell you otherwise!"
Fisher: "I guess *sigh* Thanks."
That my friends, was a prime example of compliment fishing. Don't be suckered.
by OStateGrl08 June 11, 2006
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A term that is used when a random deviant (or SheezyArt user) stumbles on a another userpage and waits for the number of unique pageviews to reach the target number in order to get a free drawing from the person as a gift. In order to achieve it, the user must quickly screenscap the exact number of unique pageviews and send the deviant (or SheezyArt user) who set the kiriban value a note to prove it or else no reward.
I'm gonna go kiriban fishing today to find if I'm the 1,337th visitor to SockArmy's userpage.
Whoever goes kiriban fishing and becomes the 100th watcher, gets a free gifty from me.
Whoever goes kiriban fishing and becomes the 100th watcher, gets a free gifty from me.
by Rainbow March 6, 2005
Get the Kiriban Fishing mug.(n) A journey on a boat arranged by a group of mobsters who secretly plan to kill you and toss you into some body of water. They do not have to necessarily be Italian.
Eventually the Mafia caught on to Joey's trechery and secretely took him on a Sicilian Fishing Trip out to the Mediteranean.
by Steveie_O May 3, 2006
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by Nevitz January 6, 2007
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Loser: Why didn't you wish me happy birthday yesterday? I wrote on your wall last week on your birthday.
Non-loser: I don't even know you loser, you were obviously just birthday wish fishing.
Non-loser: I don't even know you loser, you were obviously just birthday wish fishing.
by itaub1 December 15, 2009
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Girl 1: I heard John is fishing shallow.
Girl 2: Yeah, poor guy. Sally said he got a lot deeper with his finger.
Girl 2: Yeah, poor guy. Sally said he got a lot deeper with his finger.
by cybersavage December 9, 2013
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