Etymology

Chadfish

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Today it means: To catfish someone (typically a woman) by creating a fake online profile posing as an attractive man. Full definition →

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The story

Blend of Chad (“an attractive man”) + catfish (“to create and operate a fake online profile to deceive”), equivalent to Chad + -fish.

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