A Facebook status update intended to acquire compliments and positive feedback from others. People who do this usually do not know very many ways to get noticed by others. Similar to Flakebooking, except bragging is very obvious.
Shane: "Hates waiting in airport lines for CUBA!!! I am so tired!"
Joanna: "I am sick AGAIN! What did I do to deserve this!"
People love fishbooking to boost their confidence when they feel down. Too bad they don't realize it's a false sense of self-assurance.
Joanna: "I am sick AGAIN! What did I do to deserve this!"
People love fishbooking to boost their confidence when they feel down. Too bad they don't realize it's a false sense of self-assurance.
by an-g-1985 February 8, 2010
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Can be a work situation where there deep insights are being sought to create a plan of action to support a transition to new ways of working or behaviours.
Can be a work situation where there deep insights are being sought to create a plan of action to support a transition to new ways of working or behaviours.
The meeting participants were less than the analysts, creating the fishbowl effect where they felt uncomfortable to share openly and transparently.
I felt like was a fish in a bowl with a whole lot of magnified eyes peering at me.
I felt like was a fish in a bowl with a whole lot of magnified eyes peering at me.
by Corrianne Mc January 19, 2023
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A large plastic bowl or Tupperware container left on the counter next to the kitchen sink during a house party. The idea being that instead of throwing the last bit of an unwanted drink down the sink, you pour it into the fishbowl to be drank by multiple people with straws later on. Often more than one fishbowl will be created throughout the night, so face-off for downing the whole thing is a common occurrence; often with disastrous consequences.
Alternatively a very strong drink ordered in a bar consisting of all the spirits the bar offers and lemonade, served in a plastic fishbowl and placed into the center of the table to be shared between the group.
Alternatively a very strong drink ordered in a bar consisting of all the spirits the bar offers and lemonade, served in a plastic fishbowl and placed into the center of the table to be shared between the group.
John: I don't know what was in that fishbowl last night, but I started blowing chunks after the first few gulps
Alex: We caught Jess spoiling the fishbowl with orange juice last night, so we made her drink a whole pint from it
Alex: We caught Jess spoiling the fishbowl with orange juice last night, so we made her drink a whole pint from it
by Mattacar June 24, 2010
Get the Fishbowl mug.I didn't realize the livingroom shades where open when I got out of the shower and fishbowled the neighbors.
by das.monkey January 22, 2010
Get the fishbowled mug.A sex act involving a fish (preferably of the gold variety), canned cheese, and an anus.
1) Insert canned cheese into anus. NOT WHOLE CAN, just the cheese. Why do you think the cans have such small squirt-tips?
2) Subdue fish. This is an often overlooked step. Conscious fish are one of the most difficult things to insert into an anus.
3) Insert fish into cheese filled anus.
1) Insert canned cheese into anus. NOT WHOLE CAN, just the cheese. Why do you think the cans have such small squirt-tips?
2) Subdue fish. This is an often overlooked step. Conscious fish are one of the most difficult things to insert into an anus.
3) Insert fish into cheese filled anus.
Steve: Why is my fish covered in cheese and shit? Did you guys do a wisconsin fishbowl?
Jeff: I swear to god he climbed up there willfully.
Jeff: I swear to god he climbed up there willfully.
by Dr. Accula December 16, 2009
Get the Wisconsin Fishbowl mug.Verb. Getting so drunk you pass out with your head in a fish bowl. The person will generally not remember the experience because they were too wasted.
Person 1: "Did you see Gibby last weekend?"
Person 2: "Yeah he got fishbowled!"
Both: "Fishbowl!!!!!!!"
Person 2: "Yeah he got fishbowled!"
Both: "Fishbowl!!!!!!!"
by BBBBBBBBBBBB August 11, 2012
Get the Fishbowl mug.When someone has had the unfortunate mishap of dropping their cell phone in the toilet, this is the act of grabbing it out quickly, resembling someone trying to grasp a fish from a fishbowl.
Well that's the last time I fishbowl my phone out of the toilet. I'm officially boycotting texting and crapping at the same time
by I'mTotallyNotDave November 6, 2010
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