gaze-bait

An online video (esp. a repeating "short") that features an admonition to "watch to the end!" or "wait for it!" and then there's nothing to see. A form of clickbait.

The "Shorts" section on Facebook is getting clogged by anticlimactic gaze-bait.

by anonymous July 22, 2024

baited breath

Someone who is antagonistic and seeks to disrupt waits with baited breath ready to cast out words that entice a haughty response for the purpose of further feeding more responses into a feeding frenzy of chaotic frustration and angst.

The internet troll waits for you with baited breath.

by HeyRay September 11, 2020

Sorrow Bait

When you bait someone into feeling sad or guilty for you.

Eli: “No, I’m not trying to hangout tonight”
Alex: “*sigh* fine wtv. idec.”
Eli: “don’t sorrow bait me”
Alex: “k.”

by elijahisabitch July 24, 2025

The master of bait

Professional fisherman

The master of bait is a professional fisherman

by The master (of bait) August 23, 2024

rage bait

someone who is purposefully annoying you to see your reaction

example of rage bait
emma: stop poking me with your finger!
angela: no, i like seeing you mad.
emma: ugh, stop rage bating me for once.

by urfavbedrotter August 3, 2025

Bait and Switch

A form of humor where the audience expects something obvious to happen, but then something else happens/appears out of nowhere.

Bait and Switch Example:

(ASDF)

Bully: "Hey, you four-eyed freak!"

Guy with glasses: "Ah..."

(The screen zooms out, revealing a third person; a midget who LITERALLY has four eyes)

"...Don't listen to him!"

(The guy with four eyes screeches at him)

by Ubeenbamboozledson March 8, 2022

Bait and Switch

One of the more common forms of shitposting. A video with something on the cover that will make you click on it. (eg. an anime girl in a bikini) Then the actual video is a shitpost, usually making fun of you for being a horny bastard or sudden ear rape.

Guy 1: Did you see the new video someone posted in #nsfw? I heard it's really saucy.
Guy 2: It's just a bait and switch. I was expecting boobs but instead got my ears blown off by Scout from TF2.

by weakspaget February 5, 2022