1. Someone who uses a false identity to pursue romance online

a. Multiple accounts

b. Differnt from in real life

2. Someone who pretends to be of the opposite sex

a. Also a form of 1.
Jeny: I don't know, he seems hot and so perfect for me
Clair: He is obviously a catfish, no one is perfect!

Denis: Wow, she looks amazing! And she is so attractive!
James: I wouldn't go for her, she is a catfish (male not female)
by Watch4yourself November 9, 2017
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Someone who posts really good pictures with great edits of then on social media which makes then look really attractive but in real life they look so ugly .
Omg that girl over there such a catfish did you see get insta
by YoItsSlang November 30, 2016
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Despite what the other definitions on here say, a person who catfishes online is not a catfish. The term "catfishing" (online) derives from real-world fishing. The person who is catfishing puts the bait out there, and waits for someone to bite. The person who falls for the bait and believes the catfisher is the catfish.
I love to catfish for hot girls so I can break their stupid catfish hearts.
by monkey0506 November 19, 2013
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Catfishes can be ANYONE and its super easy to be one. Have you lied about your name? You a catfish. Lied about your work? You a catfish. Basically if your pretending to be somone (real or fake) your a catfish. Why do people catfish? People who font have a lot of friends may catfish or people who were boerd or people who were bullied or people who want love or people who are mean or people who are scammers ECT. Are catfishes cold-hearted? Not nesicarily. Some people try to find dirt or try to see if a bf or gf is cheating and they arnt nesicarily cold-hearted for example. Can i watch any stories of this? YES! Youtubers make stories and there is a show called Catfish mtv hosted by Nev and Kamie (earlier it was Max) and somtimes guest hosts like one time it was Machine Gun Kelly and other people. Catfish is actually exciting and ut can show you red flags by watching! Where can i watch catfish? Mtv and thier youtube channel definitly. Their youtube is MTVcatfish and also MTV . RED FLAGS TO LOOK FOR: not meeting up, not video calling, not calling, asking for money over and over, stuff not adding up, saying thier meeting up some where and then not showing up, ghosting, being sus ect ECT. Does this mean they are definitly a catfish? No.
Chad: Hey look at this hot chick who added me.
Mike: LMAO shes a total catfish
Chad: ugh why the hot ones always fake
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After I ate a whole catfish with the head on before the Nascar race, I stabbed Mark, Dak and Kelly with my catfish bones.
by hippity hoo October 3, 2007
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A dirty fish that folk fry and eat with the head on.
Joel, that catfish still has the head on!!!
by Dak December 4, 2003
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