maskfish
maskfish · maskfishes · maskfished · maskfishing
To wear a face mask to conceal one's unattractiveness, for example in an online dating…To wear a face mask to conceal one's unattractiveness, for example in an online dating profile.
Meaning
1 senses(slang)To wear a face mask to conceal one's unattractiveness, for example in an online dating profile.
Origin
Blend of mask + catfish, equivalent to mask + -fish. Introduced around the time of the COVBlend of mask + catfish, equivalent to mask + -fish. Introduced around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, when masks were common.
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Forms
maskfishes, maskfishing, maskfished, maskfished| Base form | maskfish · to maskfish |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | maskfishes |
| Present participle | maskfishing |
| Past simple | maskfished |
| Past participle | maskfished |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.