Yu-Shiang Whole Fish
/yoo-shyang hohl fish/ An obsolete name for the Greek character gamma (extended SAIL ASCII code 9, Unicode glyph 0x0263) which with a loop in its tail looks like a little fish swimming down the page. The term is actually the name of a Chinese dish in which a fish is cooked whole (not parsed) and covered with Yu-Shiang (or Yu-Hsiang) sauce. Used primarily by people on the MIT LISP Machine, which could display this character on the screen. Tends to elicit incredulity from people who hear about it second-hand. [Jargon File] (1995-01-31) | ||||
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Yu-Shiang Whole Fish
/yoo-shyang hohl fish/ n. obs. The character gamma (extended SAIL ASCII 0001001), which with a loop in its tail looks like a little fish swimming down the page. The term is actually the name of a Chinese dish in which a fish is cooked whole (not parsed) and covered with Yu-Shiang (or Yu-Hsiang) sauce. Usage: primarily by people on the MIT LISP Machine, which could display this character on the screen. Tends to elicit incredulity from people who hear about it second-hand.
/yoo-shyang hohl fish/ n. obs. The character gamma (extended SAIL ASCII 0001001), which with a loop in its tail looks like a little fish swimming down the page. The term is actually the name of a Chinese dish in which a fish is cooked whole (not parsed) and covered with Yu-Shiang (or Yu-Hsiang) sauce. Usage: primarily by people on the MIT LISP Machine, which could display this character on the screen. Tends to elicit incredulity from people who hear about it second-hand.
Yu-Shiang Whole Fish Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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yu-shiang whole fish
yu-shiang whole fish
/yoo-shyang hohl fish/ an obsolete name for the greek character gamma ( extended sail ascii code 9, unicode glyph 0x0263) which with a loop in its tail looks like a little fish swimming down the page. the term is actually the name of a chinese dish in which a fish is cooked whole (not parsed) and covered with yu-shiang (or yu-hsiang) sauce. used primarily by people on the mit lisp machine, which could display this character on the screen. tends to elicit incredulity from people who hear about it second-hand.
yu-shiang whole fish
/yoo-shyang hohl fish/ an obsolete name for the greek character gamma ( extended sail ascii code 9, unicode glyph 0x0263) which with a loop in its tail looks like a little fish swimming down the page. the term is actually the name of a chinese dish in which a fish is cooked whole (not parsed) and covered with yu-shiang (or yu-hsiang) sauce. used primarily by people on the mit lisp machine, which could display this character on the screen. tends to elicit incredulity from people who hear about it second-hand.