catfish
noun
/ˈkætˌfɪʃ/
Word Forms
| singular | catfish |
| plural | catfish |
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- 1countable/uncountable a fish with long hard hairs near its mouth that lives in lakes and riversSynonyms and related wordsFish that live in rivers and lakesbassbreamcarp
- 2countable someone who tricks another person into having an online relationship by adopting a fake identity
Falling for a catfish has nothing to do with intelligence or rational thinking – it’s all about hope.
Synonyms and related wordsPeople who are considered dishonest or insincereliarcheathypocriteWord storyThe expression comes from the 2010 documentary ‘Catfish’, which deals with a relationship of this kind.
catfish
noun countable/uncountable
/ˈkætˌfɪʃ/
© Getty Images/iStockphoto/wrangel
- 1a fish with long hard hairs near its mouth that lives in lakes and riversSynonyms and related wordsFish that live in rivers and lakesbassbreamcarp
- 2countable someone who tricks another person into having an online relationship by adopting a fake identity
Falling for a catfish has nothing to do with intelligence or rational thinking – it’s all about hope.
Synonyms and related wordsPeople who are considered dishonest or insincereliarcheathypocriteWord storyThe expression comes from the 2010 documentary ‘Catfish’, which deals with a relationship of this kind.
catfish
verb transitive
/ˈkætˌfɪʃ/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | catfish |
| he/she/it | catfishes |
| present participle | catfishing |
| past tense | catfished |
| past participle | catfished |
- 1to trick someone into having an online relationship by adopting a fake identity
People who catfish others usually make up fake lives so they can be as extravagant as they want to be.
Synonyms and related wordsTo cheat or trick someoneshanghairip offdeceive
catfish
verb transitive
/ˈkætˌfɪʃ/
Word Forms
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | catfish |
| he/she/it | catfishes |
| present participle | catfishing |
| past tense | catfished |
| past participle | catfished |
- 1to trick someone into having an online relationship by adopting a fake identity
People who catfish others usually make up fake lives so they can be as extravagant as they want to be.
Synonyms and related wordsTo cheat or trick someoneshanghaicheatrip off
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