In 2014, the word “catfish” was added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary with a meaning different than the original meaning of: “Any of an order (Siluriformes) of chiefly freshwater stout-bodied scaleless bony fishes having long tactile barbels.”

The newly added meaning of the word “catfish” is as follows: “A person who sets up a false personal profile on a social networking site for fraudulent or deceptive purposes.” The new meaning of the word was popularized by an MTV reality TV show that exposed people with falsified online social accounts.

Machine Brief:
catfish= KAT/F*IRB