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piranha

pi ran huh

  • n  someone who attacks in search of booty
  • n  small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals

  • The Kremlin is a piranha tank of factions.
  • Also included: jungle walks, piranha fishing and visits to local villages.
  • A piranha-fishing trip last month in the headwaters of the Amazon River confirmed my impressions.
Quotes

  • Aguri Suzuki in Planet-F1
    I definitely need a break. It's a piranha club and I kind of feel that I don't want to stick my fingers back in. We simply ran out of time to put together a deal with Weigl,said Suzuki, who had been due to meet Honda's board in Tokyo on...
  • Barack Obama in Examiner.com
    It's like throwing a piece of meat in a piranha tank,Obama said, according to Huffington Post and the Associated Press. "They're going to race to see how fast they can tear it apart."
  • Alexandre Aja in Reuters
    My goal is not to remake 'Piranha,' but to create a completely new adventure paying homage to all the 'creatures' films that made me fall in love with the genre,Aja said. "It is the ultimate popcorn movie that pits beer-soaked, sunburned...

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