When someone lacking in confidence creates a hotter online persona to get attention from the opposite sex.
Morgan had low self esteem so she made a fake profile using her gorgeous cousin Heather's pics and went catfishing for compliments.
by Drinny5 September 6, 2013
Get the Catfishing for compliments mug.The process in which a social media manager creates multiple fake profiles only to engage with brands in order to boost the brands popularity. Also the practice of a social media manager liking and commenting every status that is written from every brand page he or she is in possession of. See catfishing
If I manage Facebook Pages for Clients A,B,C,D and E, I should have them all talk to each other all hours of the day on Facebook to portray the appearance that my clients have deep relationships with all these brands and endorse everything I say too. It would also be a good idea to have them sell anything I can profit from. It's like catfishing for social media, only it's Social Catfishing.
by Needle Nose Ned Ryerson February 21, 2013
Get the Social Catfishing mug.Like catfishing, but when a person only has photos of them in a coat on their dating profile, so you wrongfully assume that they are in good shape.
Guy 1: "Bro, I met up with my Tinder date last night and she was coatfishing!!!"
Guy 2: "Sorry to hear that man, you gotta be more careful next time"
Guy 2: "Sorry to hear that man, you gotta be more careful next time"
by Michael Oxard February 2, 2021
Get the Coatfishing mug.Guy 1: So how was your date?
Guy 2: I had doubts about dating that girl because of her ugly photos online, but in person she was gorgeous and seductive. I was a victim of reverse catfishing. I am going to therapy now to deal with it.
Guy 2: I had doubts about dating that girl because of her ugly photos online, but in person she was gorgeous and seductive. I was a victim of reverse catfishing. I am going to therapy now to deal with it.
by Eric Kazinsky July 3, 2017
Get the Reverse Catfishing mug.The act of having you and your friends ambush a friends Facebook Chat and making them freak out and log off.
I was on Facebook last night when my bud and I decided to spam our friends chat box, she logged off and started to freak out. Successful Chatbushing!
by itwasgoingtobe"facebushing" November 18, 2009
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Get the catfisting mug.When you go out with someone and they seem normal but by the next date they change their personality into someone completely different. Aka their true wack self.
Simon was completely personality catfishing me. One day I thought he was cute then next he turned pyscho.
by Coral McFlynn October 17, 2019
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