gone fishing

adjective

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, fishing.

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Meanings

adjectivegone fishing (not comparable)
  1. not comparableUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, fishing.
  2. idiomaticnot comparableUnavailable, having taken time off for recreation.
  3. broadlyfigurativelynot comparableAbsentminded.
  4. broadlyfigurativelynot comparableCrazy; insane.

    Crazy. Toys in the attic, I am crazy. Truly gone fishing.

    1979, Roger Waters, Bob Ezrin, “The Trial”, in The Wall, performed by Pink Floyd
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APA

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MLA

“gone fishing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gone%20fishing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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