Clown fish
Clown fish by Potatosmileyface January 25, 2016
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clown fish
One who is unusualy cautious about everthing that they do, unwilling to take big risks. The term is directly related to an actual clown fish: the individual will hide cautiously, even pathetically, just as an actual clown fish hides in the anemone's tentacles.
The term as it pertains to human behavior originates from the video game Halo. Such a player will hide, waiting for the right opportunity to come out and get a kill, only to retreat into hiding again. This player will often hide to the detriment of their team, staying in a safe area while their team mates are killed. This kind of play is selfish an can be detrimental to their team.
The term can also be directly realted to poker, more specifally Texas Hold'em. One who makes irrational decisions, playing weak starting hands, even when facing a large raise. Such an idividual is also easily intimated at the poker table, folding strong hands to others who have coaxed them into believing their hand is stronger. An example of a move that clown fish might make is calling and all-in bet with a 2-3 off suit, one of the weakest starting hands in Texas Hold'em.
The term as it pertains to human behavior originates from the video game Halo. Such a player will hide, waiting for the right opportunity to come out and get a kill, only to retreat into hiding again. This player will often hide to the detriment of their team, staying in a safe area while their team mates are killed. This kind of play is selfish an can be detrimental to their team.
The term can also be directly realted to poker, more specifally Texas Hold'em. One who makes irrational decisions, playing weak starting hands, even when facing a large raise. Such an idividual is also easily intimated at the poker table, folding strong hands to others who have coaxed them into believing their hand is stronger. An example of a move that clown fish might make is calling and all-in bet with a 2-3 off suit, one of the weakest starting hands in Texas Hold'em.
Don't be such a clown fish, call her!
Stop hiding like such a clown fish and help me shoot these guys! (Halo)
That was a clown fish move, calling an all in with a 2-3 off suit.
Stop hiding like such a clown fish and help me shoot these guys! (Halo)
That was a clown fish move, calling an all in with a 2-3 off suit.
clown fish by - Overlord - April 5, 2006
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Clownfished
Clownfishing: (Clownfished) When a man gets tricked or catfished by a woman wearing so much makeup that she looks nothing like her real face. Literally wearing as much makeup as a clown.
I thought I met the perfect girl last night, but after she came out of the shower this morning I realized I've been clownfished.
Clownfished by KingMultiGenre June 4, 2021
clownfister
clownfister by driftin306 August 1, 2010
clownfish
(of an already-dominant person) To submit to a more dominant person in a relationship, most commonly used in the context of a person becoming a malewife to support their girlboss.
"I saw this pretty girl at school today. She's super tall and hot, I'd absolutely clownfish for her."
clownfish by Pspspsps (x4) December 14, 2021
Calliope of clownish cuntfuckery
When someone or an organization does something or creates a situation that is ridiculously stupid and frustrating in multiple ways, usually intentionally. Similar to a clusterfuck
The school has sent me the sixth revised financial aid package and they still made another error. This is a calliope of clownish cuntfuckery
Calliope of clownish cuntfuckery by Justclowntingz August 10, 2019
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