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hoodfishes

hoodfishes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hoodfish.

Meaning of hoodfish

Verb

hoodfish (third-person singular simple present hoodfishes, present participle hoodfishing, simple past and past participle hoodfished)

  1. (neologism) To pretend to be from a city that one is dating in.
    • The term gained popularity due to comedian Jared Freid, who highlighted the trend on TikTok. Many users have shared their experiences of being “hoodfished,” leading to unexpected distances between themselves and their online dates.2024 August 14, Gali Raz, “Hoodfishing: The Dating Trend of Lying About Living in Big Cities Like NYC”, in Jewish Business News, archived from the original on 17 Sep 2024

Questions about hoodfishes

What is hoodfishes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hoodfishes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hoodfish.

Words near hoodfishes in the dictionary

  1. hooder
  2. hoodfish
  3. hoodfished
  4. hoodfisher
  5. hoodfishers
  6. hoodfishes
  7. hoodfishing
  8. hoodful
  9. hoodfuls
  10. hoodia
  11. hoodias

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