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fishbowl

or fish bowl

[ fish-bohl ]

/ ˈfɪʃˌboʊl /

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noun

a glass bowl for goldfish, snails, etc.

a place, job, or condition in which one's activities are open to public view or scrutiny.

Origin of fishbowl

First recorded in 1905–10; fish + bowl¹

Words nearby fishbowl

fish-hook, fishable, fishberg concentration test, fishbolt, fishbone fern, fishbowl, fishcake, fisher, fisher king, fisherman, fisherman's bend

Example sentences from the Web for fishbowl

I physically felt like I was in a fishbowl, and I was sitting on the couch with one of my best friends and Julie Fucking Andrews.

Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill on ‘22 Jump Street,’ Penis Kissing, and Julie Andrews’s Boobs |Kevin Fallon |June 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She simply doesn't want to live her life in that fishbowl, and who can blame her?

Cressida Takes Compassionate Leave From Work As Harry Hordes Descend on Memphis |Tom Sykes |May 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Reporters call it "the fishbowl": the building is curved, and the entire area is fronted by glass.

Toronto Mayor: I Was Drunk When I Did Crack |Hamutal Dotan |November 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The first of those questions is a matter of personal fascination over the ability to keep secrets in a fishbowl environment.

Did Bubba's Tapes Break the Law? |Michael Smerconish |October 11, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

They had no mobile fan equipment, or time to hunt any; they put on their fishbowl helmets and went back to work.

The Cosmic Computer |Henry Beam Piper
Finally, I took off my fishbowl and stepped into the companionway.

A Spaceship Named McGuire |Gordon Randall Garrett
He clamped his fishbowl on tight, opened the door, and sprinted toward Corridor C.

The Bramble Bush |Gordon Randall Garrett
Val got him into his suit, and brought him the fishbowl helmet.

The Hunted Heroes |Robert Silverberg
I reached down to the neck-fastenings on the fishbowl, and McCann finally moved.

The Risk Profession |Donald Edwin Westlake

British Dictionary definitions for fishbowl

fishbowl

/ (ˈfɪʃˌbəʊl) /

noun

another name for goldfish bowl