Person 1 has a major crush on person 2
Person 2 knows about Person 1 being inlove
Person 2 posts a tweet ”Just got a new partner” to make Person 1 jealous even though Person 2 does not actually have a partner and Person 2 is only jealous baiting
Person 2 knows about Person 1 being inlove
Person 2 posts a tweet ”Just got a new partner” to make Person 1 jealous even though Person 2 does not actually have a partner and Person 2 is only jealous baiting
by TheRealLexV July 2, 2025
Get the Jealous Baitmug. Colloquially, something desirable meant to lure targets into a trap, e.g. food on a fish-hook.
In the context of online discussion, it refers to poorly articulated and inflammatory opinions posted for the sole purpose of angering and provoking a response. The actual validity of the arguments exchanged is completely irrelevant, though baiters will often open with very poor arguments to tempt targets into an obvious rebuttal.
It's a powerful form of double bind, because:
1) Ignoring the bait makes you look like you're capitulating and "have no good response".
2) Answering aggressively opens you up to mockery about being butthurt or defensive.
3) Any calm, coherent response will be ignored, and might lead the baiter to escalate their provocation.
Regardless of how you react, these discussions are deliberately meant to waste your time and energy.
In the context of online discussion, it refers to poorly articulated and inflammatory opinions posted for the sole purpose of angering and provoking a response. The actual validity of the arguments exchanged is completely irrelevant, though baiters will often open with very poor arguments to tempt targets into an obvious rebuttal.
It's a powerful form of double bind, because:
1) Ignoring the bait makes you look like you're capitulating and "have no good response".
2) Answering aggressively opens you up to mockery about being butthurt or defensive.
3) Any calm, coherent response will be ignored, and might lead the baiter to escalate their provocation.
Regardless of how you react, these discussions are deliberately meant to waste your time and energy.
- "I can't believe how stupid this guy is, he's completely misrepresenting my position and-"
- "Dude, it's clearly bait. Let it go."
- "Dude, it's clearly bait. Let it go."
by Halucygeno May 31, 2022
Get the Baitmug. A Bait Stream Is A Live Interaction Found Typically On Tik Tok And Encourages Users To “Debate” Subjects around Religion,Sexual Orientation And Flat Earth Theories In Which The Live host Wants People To join To prove Him/Her wrong.
Did You See That Stream On Tik Tok With ol Mate Talking About Religion And there’s No God ?
Yeah His Bait Streaming Don’t Worry About It
Yeah His Bait Streaming Don’t Worry About It
by NightPossum February 25, 2023
Get the Bait Streamingmug. Not to be confused with compliment fishing, compliment baiting is the act of talking about oneself or their achievements, then pausing to wait for someone else to chime in to compliment them.
“when logan was telling his story he paused after he said he beat the guy talking shit to him during his match, he’s compliment baiting”
by nubble August 19, 2025
Get the compliment baitingmug. by thatniggaMegamind March 12, 2025
Get the Foul Baitingmug. when you try to chase an enemy in a video game and you can't catch them so you run away or let them hit you a little bit first then run away and hide really close, then they think they got a free kill, they follow and you ambush them and kill them
by Popsthepops November 16, 2020
Get the run baitmug. by liv'in la vida loca w/ Reddawg May 16, 2018
Get the Cop a baitmug.