When an individual participates in a dating site hookup only to discover that the other individual is substantially larger than you were initially led to believe.
I went to meet Bumble #1 last night and she fatfished me. bumble tinder catfished
When a “bigger” gal only takes pictures from the neck or chest up to appear skinny but in person she’s totally a bigger gal.
Danny: what’s up with you and that girl you met on tinder bro?
Nick: Oh her? Nah man she fatfished me. Totally got me dude. Nothing like her picture.
Danny: Damn bro that’s crazy! Shit...
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Hatfishing is a practice where a man purposely deceives a potential romantic partner by wearing a hat on every date to hide his rapidly receding hairline.
"She went on dozens of dates with Tom before it occurred to her that she had never seen him without his Ducati hat on. Her friends were right - she was being hatfished."