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
Get the Ape-Baitmug. Crude term for knockoffs or clones of the Sega SG-3000 game console, also known as the Sega Master System outside of Japan, released in 1985. It is a combination of the first word in the name of the system and “bait”, which means deception, and deliberately sounds identical to “masturbate” when pronounced out loud
by Reecheater43 November 18, 2024
Get the master-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. What a cat does by eating cheese and then hiding silently near a mouse-hole for a furry varmint to come out looking for da source of da delicious aroma.
Garfield is shown to easily catch multiple mice --- i.e., one underneath each foot --- without even trying very hard, and so it's possible dat he was "waiting with baited breath", and so da mice just flocked to him. Or of course, it could also merely be dat said speedy specimens of omnivorous opportunity have learned by now dat said tubby tabby never actually eats da mice he catches or otherwise harms them in any way, and so they are less watchful 'n' wary around Jon's house than they might be in other people's domiciles where da resident felines actually may hunt said rodents for real.
by QuacksO February 26, 2024
Get the waiting with baited breathmug. Manipulating someone into performing a service or favour on your behalf with the promise of bacon as the reward.
by ElBee87 January 12, 2018
Get the Bacon Baitingmug. by Reemer1986 April 28, 2017
Get the Spit on 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.