"catfishing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: catfishings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} catfishing (plural catfishings)
  1. The practice of creating a fake profile on a social media platform in order to deceive people. Related terms: kittenfishing
    Sense id: en-catfishing-en-noun-CMoEdZSc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 36 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} catfishing
  1. present participle and gerund of catfish (“to fish for catfish”) Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: catfish (extra: to fish for catfish)
    Sense id: en-catfishing-en-verb-cjTo5vls Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 36 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} catfishing
  1. present participle and gerund of catfish (“to create and operate a fake online profile”) Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: catfish (extra: to create and operate a fake online profile)
    Sense id: en-catfishing-en-verb-4rKx2rhT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 36 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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