When someone uses old pictures on dating apps and in person looks totally different, weather they gain weight or lost hair.
Jane: Hey, how was your tinder date last night?
Lilly: I was so excited until i saw him, he time catfished me, he was like 60 pounds heavier than his tinder picture.
Noun
1) a person who falsely claims to enjoy hiking, traveling, etc. and does not reveal disdain for adventure until the opportunity is presented
Verb (used without object), Adventure Catfishing, Adventure Catfished
1) to falsely claim to enjoy hiking, traveling, etc. and does not reveal disdain for adventure until the opportunity is presented
2) to mislead an adventurer into believing one’s own enthusiasm for participation in exciting undertakings or enterprises.
(Name) said she wanted to go kayaking, so I brought my kayak, only to find out she’s an adventure catfish.
When you don't tell someone they're adopted their entire lives. They submit their DNA to ancestry and people tell them not to that it's fake and doesn't work anyway. And then their DNA comes back not matching their family and you tell them that it must be contaminated or they mixed up the kits.
The adoption catfishing ended at her adoptive mom's funeral. A well-meaning relative told her and now she gets to deal with her grief, the shock of finding out she's adopted and no one to ask questions to.