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fishtail verb to cause the rear of an aeroplane or car to swerve from side to side US, 1927- I wrenched the wheel over, felt the rear end start to slide, brought it out with a splash of power and almost ran up the side of the cliff as the car fishtailed. — Mickey Spillane, Kiss Me Deadly, p. 7, 1952
- [W]hen his hand came out empty he began fishtailing across three lanes of highway. — Richard Price, Clockers, p. 517, 1992
- The boys had almost reached the lower corner when the cop car skidded around the intersection behind them, fishtailed, recovered sloppily[.] — Jess Mowry, Way Past Cool, p. 15, 1992
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