Freid

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proper noun

A surname.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.

    According to Jared Freid, a 39-year-old comedian and co-host of the dating podcast "U Up?," this is known as hoodfishing, a coinage — though not his own — referring to people claiming to be from the city they are dating in but really are living somewhere else entirely.

    2024 August 29, Gina Cherelus, “The Irresistible Urge to Change Your Location on a Dating App”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Oct 2024

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APA

Freid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Freid

MLA

“Freid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Freid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Freid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Freid.

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