sadfish
sadfish verb: to post about one's problems online for the sake of attracting attention and sympathy; to engage in sadfishing.
Verb
sadfish (third-person singular simple present sadfishes, present participle sadfishing, simple past and past participle sadfished)
- To post about one's problems online for the sake of attracting attention and sympathy; to engage in sadfishing.
- So we've all probably sadfished offline before, but online, there's a whiff of social desperation to it, just like there is any time people overshare on the internet.2023 September 7, “Why People On Social Media Feel Compelled To Share 'Sadfishing' Posts”, in HuffPost, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2024
- Those with what pop psychology calls an anxious attachment style – characterized by a fear of abandonment, a strong need for reassurance, and codependent tendencies – are reportedly more prone to "sadfish" online.2024 June 13, Olivia Hebert, “The cringey internet trend so many are guilty of: What is Sadfishing?”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on...
Forms of sadfish
| third-person singular present | sadfishes |
|---|---|
| present participle | sadfishing |
| past participle | sadfished |
| past | sadfished |
Origin of sadfish
Blend of sad + catfish. Equivalent to sad + -fish.
Questions about sadfish
- What does sadfish mean?
- Sadfish means to post about one's problems online for the sake of attracting attention and sympathy; to engage in sadfishing.
- What part of speech is sadfish?
- Sadfish is a verb.
- What is the past tense of sadfish?
- The past tense of sadfish is sadfished.
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