algo baiting

The act of falling for algorithmic bait and spiraling into unplanned doomscrolling, pointless replies, or emotional engagement you swore you’d avoid. You came for one thing—now it’s three hours later and you’re arguing with a stranger about toaster settings.

I wasted my whole afternoon on X, algo baiting over some dumb hot take.

by maddb3457 July 7, 2025

Hate-Bait

Poking fun around someone to get a very hateful and volatile reaction (more annoying than ragebaiting)

Guy one: “Inshallah there will be more transgenders in West Virginia.”

Guy two: “bro that is some elite Hate-Bait.”

by Yesman2025 July 23, 2025

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

Vampire Baiting

You're done playing a great story-driven game, such as Outer Wilds, Subnautica or Omori and you want more... but the game has zero replay value. You already played it twice and know the story by heart. You get withdrawal. You're on Youtube looking at let's-plays to try to fill a hole like you're some kind of vampire feeding on other people's first experience with the game. You eventually run out of playthrough videos, so now you have to bait everyone you know into playing the game to feed your addiction.

My brother has been vampire baiting me to play Ultrakill for more than a year now

by Apelsinsaft June 24, 2023

Taking the DM Bait

When someone "accidentally" texts someone or messages them on social media, but has a plan to work on them to get in their pants.

I butt dialed her to see if she would end up taking the DM bait. She responded and we started talking about what she wants in a man and then I played the game and she gave it up to me and took the bait.

by calic0jack July 18, 2018

Bicker Baiting

An almost theatrical form of relational sabotage, Bicker Baiting is the cunning yet questionable practice of strategically deploying words or actions, either consciously or subconsciously, to ensnare someone into an argument. This technique often emerges following a misleading stretch of harmony. It represents the paradoxical pursuit of conflict after periods of calm, embodying a twisted longing for the familiar dissonance of everyday squabbles rather than the alien stillness of harmony.

Was a peaceful Sunday until my partner hit me with a bicker baiting bombshell, asking why I still follow my ex on social media. Went from zero to a hundred real quick over a 'like' from 2017.

by JakeMontana November 12, 2023

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