catfish
//ˈkæt.fɪʃ//
Noun
catfishSingular
catfishPlural
1
A freshwater or marine fish with whisker-like barbels around the mouth, typically having a scaleless body.
We caught a large catfish in the river.
Synonym
Verb
1
To deceive someone online by creating a fake identity, especially in a romantic context.
She discovered that the man she had been talking to online was catfishing her.