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Baiting

Narcisism humour
Usually attacking bad grammar because they're nerd freaks with 10 killos
Bro u wasted 1 hour speaking with me
(annoying noises of a person losing his life baiting)
by Shrek the racist gamer January 21, 2022
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press bait

The act of creating headline worthy news to cover up scummy behavior.
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.
by everythingsTakenAAAAA May 27, 2025
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Influencer bait

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.
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
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Mental Bait

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
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Bait

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.
by Aufbakanleitung January 12, 2022
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Sticky Bait

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.
What's with the sticky bait at the top of our subreddit? Are the mods compromised again?
by BasedFifty May 13, 2022
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Rage Bait Artist

A rage bait artist is an individual whose entire online presence/personality is defined mostly by their topics or demeanor in which they incite rage by using intentionally provocative wording that is meant to further antagonize through manipulation tactics such as cherry-picking, red herring, or otherwise disingenuous logical fallacies meant to paint a particular narrative rather than the more complex truth.
"Did you see that video of a guy belittling sports he disagreed with? Another rage bait artist pushing for reactions he likes"
by HiddenVisage June 8, 2024
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