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Catfishing

The phenomenon of internet predators that fabricate online identities and entire social circles to trick people into emotional/romantic relationships (over a long period of time).

Possible motivations: revenge, loneliness, curiosity, boredom

The term catfishing was inspired by the 2010 documentary "Catfish."
Gwen was worried that her online boyfriend was a phoney after she saw a TV program about Catfishing.
by 2Sweet&Naive February 1, 2013
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Greasy Catfish

The act of slathering butter all over one's pubic region and then proceeding to rub it in another person's face.
Hey man, do you wanna drink a few beers and eat my greasy catfish?
by dr. redcone August 3, 2010
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Catbird Seat

George Bush is in the catbird seat for now, but John Kerry is expected to give him a run for his money.
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emotional catfishing

when a fuckboy establishes a connection with you to lure you in and then proceeds to expose their true fuckboy tendencies
I hate emotional catfishing I thought we had something for sure. turns out he just wanted to fuck me
by anniesnotokay512 July 25, 2019
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Catfight

A vicious fight between two women that features biting & scratching and often involves clothes being ripped off,
"Patty tore off Stacey's top and scratched her tits in the catfight."
by Rick May 13, 2005
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catfisher

A catfisher is the name coined to a bottom dwelling human, who spends a great deal of time on the net in various locations, luring people into a falsely based romance. A catfisher uses fake pictures and bogus information. Often has low self esteem and simply is not happy enough with their image to present it to people that they deem out of their league, and turns to faking other people instead. Other reasons for fraudulently representing people include doing it to boosting one's self esteem and playing people they would otherwise not even get to speak to. In short a catfisher is someone who performs the act of catfishing.
Guy 1: Dude, rumor has it that Noah has been going around faking Trevor online.

Guy 2. No way man, that's fucked up! Once Trevor gets word he's gonna kick the snot out of that bass turd catfisher.
by catfishery March 25, 2013
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catfish

you think you're talking to a fit bird and your actually talking to a 40-year-old obese plumber called Steve from Dorset who is wanking into a half-full bag of wotsits.
you: hey m, asl?
steve: hey baby, f here who is dtf
you: is this a catfish or am I in a dream!
by platypus mafia July 3, 2018
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