A socially appropriate way of celebrating, greeting and or mourning an event. It's a common drinking cheers but can be used in an array of setting and situations. It's literal translation is "to be gifted". Depending on the tone and context, "vishbyk" can be an array of things. It's default meaning is, "We are gifted/blessed". If a flippant tone is used, one may derive the meaning of vishbyk to be similar to "hakuna matata", "that's how life goes" or "oh well". If a sad tone is presented vishbyk can be understood to mean "I wish you were blessed but you're clearly not".
Person 1- Hey did you get your grade back from Dr. Ryebread's class?
Person 2- Yeah, I failed it. I shouldn't have gone out the night before the exam.
Person 1- augh. I'm sorry. Vishbyk
Person 2- Vishbyk!
Person 2- Yeah, I failed it. I shouldn't have gone out the night before the exam.
Person 1- augh. I'm sorry. Vishbyk
Person 2- Vishbyk!
by timantha_heiny_luvz_babies <3 May 20, 2018