catfish

[ kat-fish ]

/ ˈkætˌfɪʃ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) cat·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) cat·fish·es.

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.

Origin of catfish

First recorded in 1605–15; cat + fish

Words nearby catfish

Catesby, cat eye, cat-eyed, catfall, catfight, catfish, cat flea, cat flu, cat-foot, catfooted, cat got one's tongue

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Example sentences from the Web for catfish

Its competitors don’t use this method to see who’s a catfish and who isn’t, because they don’t want to out anyone that doesn’t want to be outed.
Dangers of Online Dating in the LGBT Community|LGBTQ-Editor|June 29, 2020|No Straight News
A sop to lawmakers who represent congressional districts consisting entirely of catfish ponds.
Up to a Point: P.J. O’Rourke on Valentine’s Day and Oral Hygiene|P. J. O’Rourke|February 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Good news is that $20 million DoA catfish office has comfy chairs and recent issues of catfish newsletters and magazines.
Up to a Point: P.J. O’Rourke on Valentine’s Day and Oral Hygiene|P. J. O’Rourke|February 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I plan to get shrimp as well as the catfish and also the roast beef.
New Orleans Celebrates Its Favorite Sandwich at the Oak Street Po-Boy Festival|Tyler Gillespie|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Like storm chasers, Alaskan crabbers, and catfish noodlers, foragers come with their own sets of customs and rules.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Sept. 2, 2013|Damaris Colhoun|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“I just ended a project about a mythical story from Japan with a catfish that people thought created the earthquakes,” said Kath.
Oh Land and Eske Kath's Visual Art|Marlow Stern|April 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A shot from the enemy would be likely either to fly up in the air or "go into the realms of the catfish."
Charles Carleton Coffin|William Elliot Griffis, D. D.
“Could catch a lot of catfish and ‘jurk’ the meat, the way Captain Clark did venison,” said Jesse, at length.
The Young Alaskans on the Missouri|Emerson Hough
At half past eleven P.M. we sat down to a supper of ducks, catfish, and coffee, and all the men were in fine spirits.
The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume I (of 2)|Hazard Stevens
And the four uncles opened the door and let the gray rat come in with the basket and the catfish.
Rootabaga Stories|Carl Sandburg
Calculation of length at the last annulus for both scale-fish and catfish was made by direct proportion.
Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas|W. L. Minckley

British Dictionary definitions for catfish

catfish

/ (ˈkætˌfɪʃ) /

noun plural -fish or -fishes

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	catfish
释义	catfish [ kat-fish ] / ˈkætˌfɪʃ / noun, plural (especially collectively) cat·fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) cat·fish·es. 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. Origin of catfish First recorded in 1605–15; cat + fish Words nearby catfish Catesby, cat eye, cat-eyed, catfall, catfight, catfish, cat flea, cat flu, cat-foot, catfooted, cat got one's tongue Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for catfish Its competitors don’t use this method to see who’s a catfish and who isn’t, because they don’t want to out anyone that doesn’t want to be outed. Dangers of Online Dating in the LGBT Community\|LGBTQ-Editor\|June 29, 2020\|No Straight News A sop to lawmakers who represent congressional districts consisting entirely of catfish ponds. Up to a Point: P.J. O’Rourke on Valentine’s Day and Oral Hygiene\|P. J. O’Rourke\|February 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Good news is that $20 million DoA catfish office has comfy chairs and recent issues of catfish newsletters and magazines. Up to a Point: P.J. O’Rourke on Valentine’s Day and Oral Hygiene\|P. J. O’Rourke\|February 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I plan to get shrimp as well as the catfish and also the roast beef. New Orleans Celebrates Its Favorite Sandwich at the Oak Street Po-Boy Festival\|Tyler Gillespie\|November 26, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Like storm chasers, Alaskan crabbers, and catfish noodlers, foragers come with their own sets of customs and rules. This Week’s Hot Reads: Sept. 2, 2013\|Damaris Colhoun\|September 2, 2013\|DAILY BEAST “I just ended a project about a mythical story from Japan with a catfish that people thought created the earthquakes,” said Kath. Oh Land and Eske Kath's Visual Art\|Marlow Stern\|April 1, 2011\|DAILY BEAST A shot from the enemy would be likely either to fly up in the air or "go into the realms of the catfish." Charles Carleton Coffin\|William Elliot Griffis, D. D. “Could catch a lot of catfish and ‘jurk’ the meat, the way Captain Clark did venison,” said Jesse, at length. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri\|Emerson Hough At half past eleven P.M. we sat down to a supper of ducks, catfish, and coffee, and all the men were in fine spirits. The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume I (of 2)\|Hazard Stevens And the four uncles opened the door and let the gray rat come in with the basket and the catfish. Rootabaga Stories\|Carl Sandburg Calculation of length at the last annulus for both scale-fish and catfish was made by direct proportion. Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas\|W. L. Minckley British Dictionary definitions for catfish catfish / (ˈkætˌfɪʃ) / noun plural -fish or -fishes 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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