Phish Definition

fĭsh
phishes
verb
To request confidential information over the Internet under false pretenses in order to fraudulently obtain credit card numbers, passwords, or other personal data.
American Heritage
To engage in phishing.
Wiktionary
noun
An instance of a phishing attack.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Phish

Noun

Singular:
phish
Plural:
phishes

Origin of Phish

  • Alteration (influenced by phreak) of fish

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Back-formation from phishing.

    From Wiktionary

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