phish

SayFISH/fɪʃ/

Verbphishes, phishing, phished

Noun pluralphishes

2 meanings of phish

1
verbtransitive
To trick people into sharing passwords or bank details by pretending to be someone they trust.
Like someone pretending to be your friend so you will hand over your house key.
Scammers phish for passwords by sending emails that look like they come from your bank.
Criminals phished her coworkers with fake invoices and stole their login details.
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2
nouncountable
A trick where someone pretends to be a trusted person to steal your private information.
Like a fake letter that looks official but is really meant to fool you.
The email turned out to be a phish designed to grab her password.
Always check who sent the message before you click links in a possible phish.
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Origin

This word was made from the word "phishing."