Meaning of beta fish | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Betta.
2. A person who is in a secondary position in a social hierarchy; a submissive person; a follower.

Examples

“His chest puffed out like one of those Japanese beta fishes when it had caught a glimpse of itself in a mirror.”

“Beta fish cannot be put together in the same bowl—because they will fight each other to the death.”

“We keep twenty beta fish at the restaurant.”

“And beta fish can't be beta fish if they are fighting to be alpha fish.”

“Well, there's Winston. But he's just a beta fish, so he's stuck in the house all day either way.”

“He had taken her for a dogsbody, a beta fish, a bridesmaid, a ride-along; he had looked right past her, as likely many people did.”

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