fish·bowl

[fish-bohl]
noun
1.
a glass bowl for goldfish, snails, etc.
2.
a place, job, or condition in which one's activities are open to public view or scrutiny.
Also, fish bowl.


Origin:
1905–10; fish + bowl1

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fishbowl (ˈfɪʃˌbəʊl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
another name for goldfish bowl

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Fishbowl is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example sentences
Compare and contrast the different fish and animals in the fishbowl.
We're a game management tool operating in a fishbowl in full view of the public.
It has been said that public servants live in a fishbowl.
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