hoodfishing means the act of pretending to be from a city that one is dating in. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.
Etymology
From hoodfish + -ing.
noun
- The act of pretending to be from a city that one is dating in.“If it take three trains or a “red eye” flight to get to the date, you know someone’s hoodfishing — a cousin to catfishing, in which someone makes a fake online persona to lure in romantic interests, he noted.”