catfishing

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The practice of creating a fake profile on a social media platform in order to deceive people. Internet,uncountable,usually
    — For the most part, catfishing is not against the law, said Bradley Shear, a Washington-based lawyer who has examined legal issues related to social media.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of catfish (“to fish for catfish”) form-of,gerund,participle,present
  2. present participle and gerund of catfish (“to create and operate a fake online profile”) form-of,gerund,participle,present

词形变化

catfishings plural

词源

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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