vish

[ vish ]

verb (used without object)
  1. to try to obtain financial or other confidential information from people by placing phone calls, typically automated, that seem to be from a legitimate organization, usually a financial institution: an increase in vishing, facilitated by VoIP, an internet-based phone system.

verb (used with object)
  1. to make a victim in this way: I was vished and now my bank account is empty!

Origin of vish

1
First recorded in 2005–10; v(oice) + (ph)ish

Other words from vish

  • visher, noun

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How to use vish in a sentence

  • It was rare fun to see him stamping and raving about the room, and vishing all the vimen in the vorld at the devil.