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title: "catfish · GenZ Decoded"
description: "catfish: Someone who creates a fake online persona to deceive others, often in dating. Example: \"Turns out the profile was a catfish.\" Meaning and usage."
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# catfish

Gen Z[#internet](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/internet/)

**Meaning.** Someone who creates a fake online persona to deceive others, often in dating.

See it in a sentence

Turns out the profile was a catfish.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z · this one

    catfish

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial

    No word for this one yet.

- Gen X

    No word for this one yet.

- Boomer

    No word for this one yet.

- Plain English

    someone who creates a fake online persona to deceive others, often in dating

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## Related slang

- [brainrot](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/brainrot/): Low-quality, silly internet content, or the mushy feeling from watching too much of it.
- [canon](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/canon/): The official, accepted plot or facts of a story or series.
- [caught in 4k](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/caught-in-4k/): Caught doing something with clear, undeniable proof.
- [chat](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/chat/): A way of addressing your audience or friends as if livestreaming, often for a reaction.

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