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fishbowl

noun fish·bowl \ˈfish-ˌbōl\

: a bowl used for keeping live fish

: a place or condition in which there is no privacy

Full Definition of FISHBOWL

1
:  a bowl for the keeping of live fish
2
:  a place or condition that affords no privacy
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First Known Use of FISHBOWL

1906

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