Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dogfishing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dog-fish-ing
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dating trend where people, often to get more matches on dating apps, use photos with cute dogs, even though the pet isn't theirs.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of dogfish

Etymology

Fashioned after catfishing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dogfishings (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

catfishing

Questions

What does dogfishing mean?
A dating trend where people, often to get more matches on dating apps, use photos with cute dogs, even though the pet isn't theirs.
Where does dogfishing come from?
Fashioned after catfishing.

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