Fear Bait

A tactic used to deliberately provoke fear in a specific person or group, just to get a reaction. Similar to rage baiting, which seeks to spark anger, fear baiting is about triggering anxiety, panic, or unease on purpose. It's typically personal or situational, rather than widespread like fear mongering. The term is most often used among friends in a joking way, though it can also describe moments where fear is pushed a little too far.

The term was coined by Twi Shorts to describe AyoDen's playful attempts to spook or freak others out.

1. He was fear baiting his little brother with fake ghost stories just to watch him freak out.

2. Telling her the teacher’s mad when they’re not is just fear baiting at this point.

by Twi Shorts July 13, 2025

square bait

A little bitch who is afraid to try something or do something new

Stop being a little square bait!

by Khabibulan November 8, 2020

master-bait

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

“Shit, it’s just more Famiclones and Master-Bait, not a single genuine console in sight”

by Reecheater43 November 18, 2024

Baiting

Saying a stupid thing clearly as a joke
All tho some make actual accounts and spend their time making stupid posts + and baiting as an furry or smh, or a community that is dumb enaugh to say bullshit

Hey online predator, let's bait
Im already baiting

by Shrek the racist gamer January 22, 2022

Rage Bait

Slang word to describe a social media user who desires to anger another by posting an obviously incorrect opinion to get negative attention towards them in order to gain either followers or likes (or a gun pointed at them either way)

One Using Rage Bait: Luffy would beat Goku any day of the week

The Person Falling For Rage Bait: Holy shit you are wrong on so many levels.

The Smart Person: Nice Rage Bait man! 10/10

by TechnoFunk July 13, 2024

trigger bait

Something that is said for the sole purpose of setting someone off. The person then deflates and de-escalates the situation by that what was said was trigger bait.

Person 1: Whiplash is such a mid movie.
Person 2: Okay well that's clearly trigger bait.

by prssd January 22, 2024

Pug bait

Unhealthy hunting snacks, such as honey buns and twinkies

Hey before we go out of town and go fishing do you want to go get some pug bait from the store.

by Ulose34 January 7, 2024