catfish
verb/ˈkætfɪʃ/
/ˈkætfɪʃ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they catfish | /ˈkætfɪʃ/ /ˈkætfɪʃ/ |
| he / she / it catfishes | /ˈkætfɪʃɪz/ /ˈkætfɪʃɪz/ |
| past simple catfished | /ˈkætfɪʃt/ /ˈkætfɪʃt/ |
| past participle catfished | /ˈkætfɪʃt/ /ˈkætfɪʃt/ |
| -ing form catfishing | /ˈkætfɪʃɪŋ/ /ˈkætfɪʃɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to fish for catfish
- go catfishing I used to go catfishing with my dad.
Definitions on the go
Look up any word in the dictionary offline, anytime, anywhere with the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app.
- [transitive, usually passive] (US English, informal) to pretend to be somebody else on social media in order to trick somebody into having a relationship online
- be/get catfished My cousin got catfished by a guy she met online.
Check pronunciation:
catfish