Meaning of Catfish | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any fish of the order Siluriformes, mainly found in fresh water, lacking scales, and having barbels like whiskers around the mouth.
   countable, uncountable
2. Someone who creates a false profile on a social media platform in order to deceive people.
   Internet
3. The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.
   countable, uncountable
4. Such a false profile.
   Internet

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Examples

““You don’t see catfish that big anymore, except in Chernobyl […] Nobody fishes there anymore, so the catfish thrive. They’ve gotten really enormous, some even twelve or thirteen feet long. They’re bottom-feeders, and apparently the mud still contains a lot of radioactive particles, but the catfish don’t seem to mind.””

“Real people in a picture that was used by a catfish to create a fake identity could have a claim because their likeness was used without permission, Shear said.”

“Many online dating users create profiles on these online dating platforms looking for potential partners. However, they might end up meeting with users who have bad intentions, potential catfish. These catfish have begun pushing away potential, innocent users and possibly hindering the success of these online dating platforms.”

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