Someone who pretends to be someone they're not online to create false identities, particularly to pursue deceptive online romances.
Freshman year I started chatting with this chill girl online, only for her to turn out ugly-ass catfish. Never again.
by Midoof September 28, 2010
someone who pretends to be someone they are not online to create false identities, particularly to pursue deceptive online romances.
From the 2010 movie Catfish
From the 2010 movie Catfish
by Dexxe September 02, 2010
Girl : this really hot guy wants to talk to me on Instagram
Girl 2 : thats Chris brown girl that's a catfish account
Girl 2 : thats Chris brown girl that's a catfish account
by Mary bell June 12, 2017
Did you hear how Bonnie Combs got totally catfished last month?! She was caught lying about her life on the internet!
by pixiemaguire September 17, 2014
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.
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)
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 09, 2017
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 .
by YoItsSlang November 30, 2016
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.
by monkey0506 November 19, 2013