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cattish | catfish |

As an adjective cattish

is catlike; in the manner of a cat.

As a noun catfish is

any fish of the order siluriformes, that are mainly found in freshwater, are without scales, and have barbels like whiskers around the mouth.

As a verb catfish is

to create a fake online profile to seduce someone (from the 2010 documentary ).

cattish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • catlike; in the manner of a cat
  • stealthy
  • sly and spiteful; marked by malice

    • Synonyms

    * catty (1,2,3)

    Derived terms

    * cattishly * cattishness

    catfish

    English

    (wikipedia catfish)

    Etymology 1

    From . Likely so named for its prominent barbels like a 's whiskers.

    Noun

  • Any fish of the order Siluriformes, that are mainly found in freshwater, are without scales, and have barbels like whiskers around the mouth.
    • Synonyms
    * sheat, sheatfish
    Derived terms
    * airbreathing catfish * channel catfish * whale catfish

    Verb

    (es)
  • To create a fake online profile to seduce someone (from the 2010 documentary )
  • * {{quote-news
    • , date = 2013-01-17 , title = In Te’o Story, Deception Ripped From the Screen , author = Mary Pilon , newspaper = (The New York Times) , issn = 0362-4331 , url = http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/18/sports/ncaafootball/deception-ripped-from-the-screen-in-hoax-story-of-manti-teo.html , passage = Getting catfished is when someone falls for a person online who is not necessarily real. It can involve pictures, phone calls, social media profiles, text messages, e-mails and even phony friends or family members. }}
  • * {{quote-video
    • , date = 2014-01-16 , title = Cooperative Polygraphy , series = , network = NBC , medium = TV , season = 5 , number = 4 , people = (Donald Glover) , role = Troy , time = 12:17 , passage = [to Abed]'' You made a profile for a fake dude and lured her into an online relationship. ''[to Annie] He's catfishing you.}}
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