sadfishing

noun

Etymology

Blend of sad + catfishing, implying that this is an exploitative and deceptive online act.

Definitions

  1. The practice of writing about one’s unhappiness or emotional problems on social media,…

    The practice of writing about one’s unhappiness or emotional problems on social media, especially in a vague way, in order to attract attention and a sympathetic response.

    • A report […] says that accusations of so-called sadfishing could be further harming already vulnerable children and young people with mental health problems.
  2. present participle and gerund of sadfish

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for sadfishing. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA