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catfish
[kat-fish]
noun
plural
catfish ,plural
catfishes .any of the numerous fishes of the order or suborder Nematognathi (or Siluroidei), characterized by barbels around the mouth and the absence of scales.
a wolffish of the genus Anarhichas.
any of various other fishes having a fancied resemblance to a cat.
Slang., a person who assumes a false identity or personality on the internet, especially on social media websites, as to deceive, manipulate, or swindle.
verb (used with or without object)
Slang., to deceive, swindle, etc., by assuming a false identity or personality online.
He fell in love with her online before he realized he'd been catfished.
catfish
/ ˈkætˌfɪʃ /
noun
any of numerous mainly freshwater teleost fishes having whisker-like barbels around the mouth, esp the silurids of Europe and Asia and the horned pouts of North America
another name for wolffish
Example Sentences
Rookie running back Jarquez Hunter knows how to break horse and haul in a catfish by hand.
Max Hollingsbee is not the only "catfish" to have appeared in Northern Ireland's courts.
"I am careful of catfishes. Everyone comes to ask me if things are a scam," he says.
The DFW also offers a Fishing in the City program to help residents in urban areas experience the joy of fishing in local ponds stocked with catfish and trout.
There’s also the matter of a giant catfish that carries a bellyful of biblical implications.
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When To Use
Aside from being a delicious kind of river fish, a catfish is a slang term for someone who seduces a person with a false identity online.
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