smishing

English

Etymology

Blend of SMS +‎ phishing

Noun

smishing (uncountable)

1. Identity theft committed through a malicious link contained within a text message.

Hypernyms

• phishing

Holonyms

• social engineering

Coordinate terms

• vishing

text message scam

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 簡訊釣魚／简讯钓鱼 (jiǎnxùn diàoyú)

Anagrams

• Mishings