What does Catfish mean?

Enganar com perfil falso (Deceive with fake profile) For example: "Fui vítima de catfish (I was catfished)"

Where does the slang word Catfish come from?

Catfish is a slang term from Mozambique. It is part of the rich slang vocabulary used in Mozambique and across Africa.

Catfish

🇲🇿 Mozambique Slang

Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition

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Enganar com perfil falso (Deceive with fake profile)

"Fui vítima de catfish (I was catfished)"

by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country: 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Definitions: 1 community definition
Added: April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Catfish 🇦🇴 Angola

Perfil falso (Fake profile)

"Cuidado com catfish (Beware of catfish)"

Catfish 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Fos identite (False identity)

"Atansyon catfish! (Watch out for catfish!)"

🇲🇿 About Mozambique Slang

Mozambican slang blends Portuguese with Emakhuwa, Ndau, and other Bantu languages, shaped by Maputo's urban youth and Afro-house culture.

KASINARY has 1213 Mozambique slang words collected from native speakers.

Browse all Mozambique slang (1213 words)

🌍 "Catfish" Across Africa

This word is also used in 7 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Catfish 🇦🇴 Angola

Perfil falso (Fake profile)

Catfish 🇸🇨 Seychelles

Fos identite (False identity)

Catfish 🇿🇦 South Africa

Vals profiel (Fake profile)

Catfish 🇪🇬 Egypt

كاتفيش - Catfish

Catfish 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

ካትፊሽ/አታላይ (Catfish)

Catfish 🇬🇭 Ghana

Fake profile/Deceiver (Online impostor)

Catfish 🇷🇼 Rwanda

Kwihimba kuri internet (To pretend online)

🇲🇿 More Mozambique Slang

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View all 1213 Mozambique slang words

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