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dogfishing

dogfishing 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. Also the present participle and gerund of dogfish.

Noun

dogfishing (usually uncountable, plural dogfishings)

  1. (Internet, usually) 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.

Also used as

dogfishing is also the present participle and gerund of dogfish.

Forms of dogfishing

pluraldogfishings

Origin of dogfishing

Fashioned after catfishing.

Questions about dogfishing

What does dogfishing mean?
Dogfishing means 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.
What part of speech is dogfishing?
Dogfishing is a noun.
What is the plural of dogfishing?
The plural of dogfishing is dogfishings.

Words near dogfishing in the dictionary

  1. dogfish
  2. dogfish shark
  3. dogfish sharks
  4. dogfished
  5. dogfishes
  6. dogfishing
  7. dogflesh
  8. dogflies
  9. dogfluencer
  10. dogfluencers
  11. dogfly

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