noun
- a freshwater or marine fish with long whiskers around the mouth
verb
- to deceive someone online by pretending to be someone else
Usage: informal; internet slang
Examples
- The catfish swam along the muddy river bottom.
- We caught several catfish during our fishing trip.
- Channel catfish are popular in Southern cooking.
- She discovered her online boyfriend had been catfishing her for months.
- He used fake photos to catfish people on dating apps.
- The documentary exposed how easy it is to catfish someone online.