Purporting to be someone or something
you are not on
the Internet in order to gain friends, attention, partners, pity, sympathy or money. Named after the faux-documentary "Catfish", Catfishers have been known to post fake pictures of themselves (including but not limited to catalog images), claim to have a dying fiance or mother, or create an entirely
fictional version of themselves.
Uh oh, did you see that
perfectly posed photo of Donna she posted?
That girl is so catfishin'.
Oh man, I heard Northlad's
girlfriend is really sick. I sure hope he isn't catfishin' us.