porpoise
A small cetacean of the family , related to dolphins and whales.
Seen in the wild
Do you do that at dinner time on porpoise?
I helped rescue a porpoise many years ago. I hope that’s one of the scenes that “flash before my eyes” when my days are done.
Ha! The old trap. Not, sir, a fish! No more allowed than saying you knew it wasn't a fish and that you did it on porpoise. Humberside (now the University of Lincoln).
Feliz Cinco de Mayo & save the #vaquita porpoise!
You’re not hallucinating. Yeah of course, the porpoise is whispering in your ear to fight for public banking. But so are our friends the @publicbanksnow.bsky.social
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A small cetacean of the family , related to dolphins and whales.
“Do you do that at dinner time on porpoise?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I helped rescue a porpoise many years ago. I hope that’s one of the scenes that “flash before my eyes” when my days are done.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Ha! The old trap. Not, sir, a fish! No more allowed than saying you knew it wasn't a fish and that you did it on porpoise. Humberside (now the University of Lincoln).”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(North America, loosely) Any small dolphin.
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(intransitive) Said of an air-breathing aquatic animal such as a porpoise or penguin: To repeatedly jump out of the water to take a breath and dive back in a continuous motion.
“Feliz Cinco de Mayo & save the #vaquita porpoise!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You’re not hallucinating. Yeah of course, the porpoise is whispering in your ear to fight for public banking. But so are our friends the @publicbanksnow.bsky.social”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I expect a 2,000 word deep dive from Task & Porpoise within 24 hrs”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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