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

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

fishing without bait

A trifling women who brings nothing to the table that is looking for a man to provide and enable all her bratty habbits, in a relationship or marriage that will inevitably fail

Dennis- "Yo bruh I that b*tch hasn't ever been in a relationship longer then 2 months, she really thinks some man is just gonna love and spoil her when all she do is cuss, cheat and ask for money"
-Rufus "Ain't no man fallin for dat bullshit," "She fishing without bait"
"That b*tch brings absolutely nothing to the table bruh c'mon nahh"

by Charger392keepslidin June 3, 2025

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

waffle bait

Bar fishing older man that is attractive to older women in suburban bars.

That old dude is waffle bait.

by Meimouth March 28, 2019

alone bait

When you flash into the enemy and start recalling they jump on u thinking ure inting and then ur jungler jumps in for a free kill ezClap

Bro do the alone bait it will be an easy kill

by pewdiepie1337 March 19, 2020

Ape-Bait

A white woman who dresses like a trashy whore in order to attract black men.

My sister went to a Kendrick Lamar concert dressed like ape-bait and came home with a black eye, also known as a Mudshark monocle. The toll was paid.

by jayjaywonder August 22, 2025