Meanings
nounsmishing (uncountable)
- uncountableA type of identity theft committed by means of a malicious link that is contained within a text message.
With smishing scams evolving and spreading at an alarming rate, authorities continue to emphasize vigilance.
2025 March 12, Ariel Zilber, “FBI’s warning to iPhone, Android users: Delete these ‘smishing’ texts now”, in New York Post1 more example
The FBI warns a threat moving across America “from state to state" targets citizens via malicious SMS (smishing) texts, teling^([sic]) iPhone, Android users to “delete any smishing texts received.”
2025 March 11, Zak Doffman, “FBI Warning—Delete These Texts On Your iPhone, Android Phone”, in Forbes
Origin
Translations
Arabic اَلسِّمِيشِينْغ
- اَلسِّمِيشِينْغ (as-simīšīnḡ)text message scam
Chinese Mandarin 簡訊釣魚 /简讯钓鱼
- 簡訊釣魚 /简讯钓鱼 (jiǎnxùn diàoyú)text message scam
Dutch smishing
- smishingtext message scam
French smishing
- smishingtext message scam
Hindi स्मिशिंग, संदेश फ़िशिंग
- स्मिशिंग (smiśiṅg)text message scam
- संदेश फ़िशिंग (sandeś fiśiṅg)text message scam
Japanese スミッシング
- スミッシング (sumisshingu)text message scam
Korean 스미싱
- 스미싱 (seumising)text message scam
Swedish smishing
- smishingtext message scam
Cite this entry
APA
smishing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smishing
MLA
“smishing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smishing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smishing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smishing.
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