cockfish

== English == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From cock +‎ fish. ==== Alternative forms ==== cock fish, cock-fish ==== Noun ==== cockfish (plural cockfish) A male fish, especially a salmon or trout. Synonym: cock Coordinate terms: hen, henfish A callorhinchid fish, Callorhinchus callorynchus, native to South America. Synonyms: elephantfish, American elephantfish A cyprinid fish, Hypselobarbus dubius, native to India. Synonym: Nilgiris barb ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Blend of cock (“penis”) +‎ catfish (“(to create) a fake online profile”). ==== Verb ==== cockfish (third-person singular simple present cockfishes, present participle cockfishing, simple past and past participle cockfished) (Internet slang, vulgar) To deceive others by using fake photos of one’s genitalia. ==== Noun ==== cockfish (plural cockfish or cockfishes) (Internet slang, vulgar) A person who cockfishes.