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"etymology_text": "Blend of mask + catfish. Introduced around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, when masks were common.",
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"To wear a face mask to conceal one's unattractiveness, for example in an online dating profile."
],
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"(slang) To wear a face mask to conceal one's unattractiveness, for example in an online dating profile."
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