[cat·fish] verb /ˈkatˌfiSH/ *informal* • lure (someone) into a relationship by means of a fictional persona. • a catfish is someone who pretends to be someone they're not using social media sites to create false identities, particularly to pursue deceptive online romance. [de·cep·tive] adjective/dəˈseptiv/ •giving an appearance or impression different from the true one; misleading _________________ In which a girl by the name of Alyssa Johnson believes she's speaking to a hockey player by the name of Andrei Svechnikov.