kittenfishEtymologyBlend of kitten + catfish, regarded as a less severe form of catfishing. Equivalent to kitten + -fish.kittenfish means to fool (someone) on a dating app by presenting oneself in a more favourable light; to engage in kittenfishing. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 100 out of 100.verbTo fool (someone) on a dating app by presenting oneself in a more favourable light; to engage in kittenfishing.“Someone who kittenfishes presents themselves unrealistically on their profile, whether they use heavily edited or old-as-hell pics, or they lie about their age, occupation or lifestyle.”