neither fish nor fowl UK /ˌnaɪðə ˈfɪʃ nɔː ˈfaʊl/US /ˌnaɪðɚ ˈfɪʃ nɔɹ ˈfaʊl/ adjective1 •Not easily categorized; not rightly belonging or fitting well in a given group or situation; also, not having the advantages of the various options.The trouble, Kenneth, is in you. You are neither fish nor fowl. You are a country lout—fit only to associate with pigs. — 1934