catfish



catfish

To deceive someone by presenting a false identity, typically through online correspondence. The term comes from the documentary and subsequent TV show Catfish, which explore this phenomenon. Dude, you're definitely getting catfished. Those pictures that girl keeps sending you of "herself" are really of a model!

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ulderico-Italian
Nandag-Scottish
Kay (2)-Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Leal['li:l]
Trude-Norwegian
Fulgentius-Late Roman