by notvictor July 12, 2014
Get the booty baitingmug. When an individual (quite often a man's significant other) asks for something, but when ridiculed about the preposterous nature of the request, they begin to claim they were joking about it. Whereas if you had said you were willing to fulfil the request, they would have happily one through with it.
"Jamie can I have that £3000 ring from that jewellery shop?"
"Sophie are you out of your mind? No I can't afford it!"
"I was only joking!"
"No you were ground-baiting."
"Sophie are you out of your mind? No I can't afford it!"
"I was only joking!"
"No you were ground-baiting."
by UrbanVocabLad May 4, 2016
Get the ground-baitmug. Cat-bait is a nickname used for stupid little simps,the people with the nickname Cat-bait are intelligent (still a simp) and i hope they get far in life (probably wont but oh well). They are funny and pretty,all i have to say 🚶 ♀️
by Go_fuck_uselfpleaseandthankyou April 9, 2022
Get the Cat-baitmug. the act of faking ur age in a roblox game for content and com boys also known as age play or age regressing
This girl was age baiting me on DollHouse rp on Roblox and said she was 12 but she was a fully grown man.
by Succc33d August 1, 2025
Get the Age Baitingmug. The musical equivalent of Oscar bait where your album has a oldie but goodie sound to it (Classical,Piano ballad,Country,60's Rock) so to appeal 2 the 40-plus Grammy voters
Adele won over Beyonce because her album was Grammy bait and got the voter the nostalgic Hearts pumping
by EmJayee February 11, 2019
Get the Grammy 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. 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.