Definitions for catfish

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catfish cat·fish

Spelling: [kat-fish]

IPA: /ˈkætˌfɪʃ/

Catfish is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 205 anagrams from letters in catfish (acfhist).

Definitions for catfish

noun

1. any of the numerous fishes of the order or suborder Nematognathi (or Siluroidei), characterized by barbels around the mouth and the absence of scales.
2. a wolffish of the genus Anarhichas.
3. any of various other fishes having a fancied resemblance to a cat.
4. Slang. a person who assumes a false identity or personality on the Internet, especially on social media websites, as to deceive, manipulate, or swindle.

verb (used with or without object)

1. Slang. to deceive, swindle, etc., by assuming a false identity or personality online:

Origin of catfish

First recorded in 1605-15; cat + fish

Examples for catfish

Like storm chasers, Alaskan crabbers, and catfish noodlers, foragers come with their own sets of customs and rules.

This jishin-uwo is a great creature something like a catfish.

Brook trout, perch, catfish and other well-known fish are good fried.

The saddest fish that swims the briny ocean,The catfish I bewail.

A sop to lawmakers who represent congressional districts consisting entirely of catfish ponds.

Good news is that $20 million DoA catfish office has comfy chairs and recent issues of catfish newsletters and magazines.

The people were divided into two factions, the 'codfish' and the 'catfish.'

Latta, home to the historic catfish Creek Baptist Church, is a predominantly white town of 1,500 in Dillon County.

And the Germans, the vainest race in Europe, rose like catfish to the bait.

I plan to get shrimp as well as the catfish and also the roast beef.