[Ads-l] New to me

[Ben Zimmer]

On Mon, Nov 28, 2022 at 1:56 PM Amy West <medievalist at w-sts.com> wrote:

> On 11/27/22 00:00, ADS-L automatic digest system wrote:
> > Date:    Sat, 26 Nov 2022 01:35:26 -0500
> > From:    Wilson Gray<hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
> > Subject: New to me
> >
> > “Blackfish,” a term used to describe someone White who pretends to be
> Black
> > or mixed-race for financial and social gain.
> > https://www.ebony.com/woman-dons-blackface-not-white-white/
> >
> Interesting! The -fish part of "catfish" has become productive! (All
> right, it's probably been productive, but I just didn't know it.)
>
> There's lots of other items formed from "catfish," (verb) aren't there?
>

There are some others listed in Stan Carey's Macmillan Dictionary blog
post, which I linked to in my reply to Wilson (sadfishing, kittenfishing,
hatfishing, etc.):

https://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/catfishing-blackfishing-sadfishing

--bgz

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