# maskfish

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To wear a face mask to conceal one's unattractiveness, for example in an online dating profile.

## Etymology
Blend of mask + catfish, equivalent to mask + -fish. Introduced around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, when masks were common.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/maskfish