phish

[ fish ]

verb (used without object)

1. to try to obtain financial or other confidential information from internet users, typically by sending an email that looks as if it is from a legitimate organization, usually a financial institution, but contains a link to a fake website that replicates the real one.

verb (used with object)

1. to make (someone) a victim in this way:

   If you've been phished, you should cancel your credit cards immediately.

Other Words From

• phisher noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of phish¹

First recorded in 1995–2000; respelling (influenced by phreak ) of fish

Example Sentences

Staples, a third alum of Scorsese’s movie, led an appealingly shaggy take on “The Weight” that featured a pair of jam-band icons in the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir and Phish’s Trey Anastasio.

From Los Angeles Times

With two concerts over this past weekend, the Eagles became the fourth act to play this state-of-the-art venue — after U2, Phish and Dead & Company — just behind the Venetian resort on the Las Vegas Strip; by now you’ve heard about Sphere’s 160,000-square-foot video screen and about its seatback haptics and about the $2 billion the building’s mastermind, Madison Square Garden Entertainment Chief Executive James Dolan, spent to bring it all to life almost exactly a year ago.

From Los Angeles Times

With recent residencies by jam bands Phish and Dead & Company, alongside an eye-popping debut from U2 and a planned residency from the Eagles, Sphere had already established itself as the definitive place to see veteran rock bands in a whole new light.

From Los Angeles Times

It's the far-right equivalent of being a Phish fan who owns every demo and live recording.

From Salon

Last year, Phish played a sold-out 27,000-crowd concert at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center the night before the Travers.

From Seattle Times