Frobisher

Used to describe an unsuccessful gold digger. Named after Martin Frobisher, an Elizabethan seaman, who brought 1,350 tons of gold ore back to England from the Americas only to find that it was worthless.

Did you hear about Emily? She just found out her boyfriend's in debt. Third one this month. What a massive Frobisher.

by The Wenge August 30, 2010

forbish

All around lazy and unmotivated. Usually brushing off tasks onto other coworkers.

Britt was feeling forbish today.

by Phill Kerr May 13, 2008

Frobisher Food Bank Fakeout

A campaign tactic whereby a sitting Prime Minister, dropping fast in the polls, appears at a northern Food Bank to act as if he cares about Indigenous kids - despite taking Indigenous kids to court after being found to have violated their Human Rights by a Federal Human Rights Tribunal.

Liberal Aide: "Oh my God, I'm going to have to move back in with my mom, we're polling at 29%!"

Trudeau: "Don't worry, we're going to pull a Frobisher Food Bank Fakeout. They'll never know what hit them."

by Nuliayuk August 29, 2021

Frobisher

(In mathematics) To disregard all logic and wish an answer into existence. See: Frobisher the wish pirate

Lemme Frobisher this math real quick

by Pluppetss October 10, 2022

Froish

An object resembling an afro

I've been growing my hair out over the last few months, its getting froish.

by fuzzba11 April 12, 2004

frobshow

Coined by a New York Jr. Hockey team affiliated with the Senators, frobshow is similar to gongshow, a frobshow consists of a poor performance in a hockey game pertaining to an entire team.

Loosing to Syracuse, we were a total frobshow tonight boys.

Our penalty kill was a frobshow.

by Frobshow Hockey January 21, 2007

froobish

The quality of being a froob.

Paige: I love dancing in public.

Nikki: PAIGE! Stop being so froobish!

by Paigeh Poo September 25, 2007