feathered fish

feathered fish
 n.β€” Β«Yet a number of Hollywood observers believed that no amount of marketing could save β€œW.” from being a β€œfeathered fish”—a film whose target audience thinks it’s for someone else.Β» β€”β€œThe Cobra” by Tad Friend New Yorker Jan. 19, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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