Person 1: This program I use just removed a popular feature... I can't believe it!
Person 2: Ah, but that was a press bait; they recently changed their terms of service to take custody of your baby.
Person 2: Ah, but that was a press bait; they recently changed their terms of service to take custody of your baby.
by everythingsTakenAAAAA May 27, 2025
Get the press baitmug. Technology products produced solely for the attention of social media influencers and/or reviewers.
The products are typically manufactured with weak craftsmanship, have little or no long-term software support, and have a high price.
A manufacturer may financially compensate an influencer to review, talk positively about, and be seen using a product.
The products are typically manufactured with weak craftsmanship, have little or no long-term software support, and have a high price.
A manufacturer may financially compensate an influencer to review, talk positively about, and be seen using a product.
Who even is the target audience for AI assistant devices? Why can't they integrate the technology to smartphones? They feel like influencer bait!
by Original Orangutans April 30, 2024
Get the Influencer baitmug. Mental baiting is a different kind of baiting (such as rage bait), when you use mental baiting it is to make someone else think that you yourself is an idiot or just dumb generally.
Example: saying ”Yung Lean is bad, has no fantasy and does the same shit all the time” is mental bait
by TheRealLexV July 2, 2025
Get the Mental Baitmug. Coal bait is when an individual makes a coal post on the internet, especially on twitter, that is meant to bait other users into interacting with the post and increasing their profile's exposure.
"This libtard on my for you page is always posting dumb arguments and it's triggering me into quote tweeting and debating them."
"Dude, you should know better than to interact with coal bait."
"Dude, you should know better than to interact with coal bait."
by my butt itchy March 24, 2024
Get the Coal baitmug. A post that is only meant to illicit a negative response aka trigger someone. Often by being overtly false, have obvious logical flaws or by having a dishonest opinion.
Person 1: When I saw that wench I immediately turned 360 degrees and walked away.
Person 2: OMG what an idiot! If you turn 360 degrees you look in the same direction again. Did you go to school?!
Person 3: What a newfag, I can't believe he fell for that ancient bait.
Person 2: OMG what an idiot! If you turn 360 degrees you look in the same direction again. Did you go to school?!
Person 3: What a newfag, I can't believe he fell for that ancient bait.
by Aufbakanleitung January 12, 2022
Get the Baitmug. Posts that are "stickied" at the top of a forum for the purpose of discrediting the community. Often attempted by disgruntled moderators, corrupt law enforcement, or government bad actors to fabricate negative reactions from a community for the purpose of shaming, silencing, cancelling, or censoring.
by BasedFifty May 13, 2022
Get the Sticky Baitmug.