Clout Fish

Means someone who chases clout, play on words of clown fish.

“Yo have you seen that guy? He’s a cutie”

“Yeah but he’s probably a clout fish”

Clout Fish by madeonatrain December 21, 2019

Clout-fish 

**Clout Fish**: A term used to describe individuals who deliberately manipulate their online persona or relationships to gain social status, influence, or attention, often by pretending to be someone they are not or exaggerating their connections to popular figures. Unlike "catfishing," which involves romantic deception, a "clout fish" focuses on leveraging social media interactions and appearances to enhance their perceived value or relevance, often leading to inauthentic relationships and interactions driven by the pursuit of clout.

“Amelia loves fishing. Her favourite catch is a clout-fish. Shes always out there cloutfishing, casting her net for anyone who can get her side of stage.”

Clout-fish by You can’t sit with us January 11, 2025

Clout-Fishing 

Someone looking for acknowledgement from a un-needed flex. Looking for an ego stroke by posting something or saying something to get likes. Hoping for clout that would eventually make them look bigger and more attractive and powerful than reality says they are.

Heather was clout-fishing by posting her massive Crypto Gains in Discord over and over again.

She was caught clout-fishing on her Instagram posts by re-posting someone else's photos.

Clout-Fishing by Bullerish June 28, 2023

cloutfishing 

The act of tweeting at a celebrity or other public figure, pretending to be a journalist, with the aim of convincing them to follow you back so that you can DM them something insulting

“Oh man, I loved it when James Felton was cloutfishing that Scottish Tory MP about his posh fish and chips”

cloutfishing by Jimmy Higgington September 15, 2020