to deceive someone by creating a fake online identity
обмануть кого-то, создав фальшивую онлайн-личность (obmanut' kogo-to, sozdav fal'shivuyu onlayn-lichnost')
"He was catfished by someone pretending to be a model."
"Его поймали на удочку, притворяясь моделью." (Ego poymali na udochku, pritvoryayas' modeleyu)
to make something more interesting or realistic
to waste time on a topic that has already been resolved
feeling calm and accepting of oneself
not very intelligent; not a genius
to go from a bad situation to a worse one
optimized to rank higher in search engine results
