The act of pretending to be LGBTQ+ (usually online or in media) to gain popularity, clout, sympathy, or likes especially during Pride season or when it benefits their brand. Rainbow fishers throw out vague queer coded content, love songs with no pronouns, rainbow emojis, or ‘supportive’ selfies with zero real life advocacy, hoping to hook the queer community and reel in attention like it’s currency.
Celebs, influencers, attention-hungry NPCs, or straight people who want the aesthetic without the oppression.
She said Ugh, I mean… I said I was gay for the clicks, but now I actually like this guy and the LGBTQ crowd won’t let me evolve. Like, sorry I’m fluid with my brand.
I guess my whole ‘coming out’ post was just rainbowfishing now I like a guy and everyone’s mad I lied. Oops.
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I guess my whole ‘coming out’ post was just rainbowfishing now I like a guy and everyone’s mad I lied. Oops.” I rainbow fished my way through Pride Month Bonus.
The phenomenon of a member of the LGBTQIA community fabricating a cisgender heterosexual persona in order to trick members of their community who pursue emotional/romantic relationships with cisgender heterosexual people.
Possible motivations: loneliness, curiosity, boredom, humor.
William had neverseen sheets as clean as Dave's, it was possible that David was rainbowfishing him.
A small piece of information. Derived from the word ken, used often in the scottish language and is synonymous with knowledge.
Person 1: "Hey I don't get this shit. How do you solve this problem?"
Person 2: "I got that one. Give me some kenlets on this assignment and I'll help you w/ that one."
a word of expression to when you give up on comprehending someone'swords of ignorance, stupidity, absurdity or are too exhausted to formulate a proper response.
Commonly seen in TikTok comment sections in replies to lazy attempts at humor, overconfidentally incorrect statement, or an over-the-top comment or when someone completely misses the mark on something.
"actually... incorrect statement, hope this helps!"
"I mean I guess bro"