(n) anything on television that only idiots would find interesting. (e.g. a reality show about Lindsay Lohan's mother.) 'Idiot bait' is used to lure in unsuspecting idiots, zapping them as soon as they click Record Entire Series on their Tivo, in order to remove them from the population. 'Idiot bait' is a population control method endorsed by President George W. Bush.
Person 1: Did you see that new show on television with Lindsay Lohan's mom? It looks like a car wreck.
Person B: Yeah, be careful with that. I think it's idiot bait. Your Tivo might zap you.
Person B: Yeah, be careful with that. I think it's idiot bait. Your Tivo might zap you.
by Mike Grant October 23, 2007
Get the idiot baitmug. A near-impossible problem put on engineering or science exams to determine who is using online resources like Chegg. Works best for take home-exams, since a student would be able to Google the problem more easily in a non-proctored environment. A professor will typically enlist a teaching assistant to post a convincing yet erroneous answer on sites like Chegg ahead of time. Also known as a "cheat check".
Joe: "How'd you do question 5 on the thermodynamics exam?"
John: "I found the answer on Chegg. It looked right."
Joe: "You fell for the Chegg bait. The TA posted that answer, and there's an intentional error in it!"
John: "I found the answer on Chegg. It looked right."
Joe: "You fell for the Chegg bait. The TA posted that answer, and there's an intentional error in it!"
by kgm/s October 15, 2020
Get the Chegg baitmug. A post on a forum or image board used to deliberately provoke conflict among other posters. Coincides with troll, trolling, or shitposting. The gif below typifies the reaction of a successful shitposter.
Anon 1: "Why are these threads such shit?"
Anon 2: "Because they're full of bait posts that people should know not to fall for by now."
Anon 2: "Because they're full of bait posts that people should know not to fall for by now."
by otakudude303 July 10, 2016
Get the bait postmug. When anyone, but mainly ‘hot’ women, bait or order a simp to do anything for her/him.
Mostly an aim to fool with possibility of publicly humiliation and make fun of said simp or even gain financial or materialistic assets.
Mostly an aim to fool with possibility of publicly humiliation and make fun of said simp or even gain financial or materialistic assets.
Female: “buy me the latest phone and maybe I’ll consider dating you.”
Simp: “okay baby!”
Female to her following “I managed to simp bait this dude out of a phone!”
Simp: “okay baby!”
Female to her following “I managed to simp bait this dude out of a phone!”
by Llupeyy March 11, 2020
Get the Simp baitmug. When a politician, pundit, or other public figure brings up the completely irrelevant detail about a person's sexuality, true or untrue, as a way of subtly channeling homophobia to attack them.
Compare race baiting
Compare race baiting
"Oh yeah? Well, Tom Smith, the gay man who supported the new bill has no idea what he is talking about."
"You're queer baiting"
"You're queer baiting"
by Lightning Princess January 18, 2008
Get the queer baitingmug. When producers, actors, or studios intentionally provoke or antagonize their audiences in order to generate publicity, create artificial controversy, or deflect genuine criticism, especially in cases of new and expensive productions.
"Amazon is fan-baiting by calling everyone who criticizes Rings of Power racists."
"Didn't Star Wars do the same thing with Kenobi?"
"Didn't Star Wars do the same thing with Kenobi?"
by OkiShisa September 13, 2022
Get the Fan-baitingmug. The term used to describe an underaged and attractive master of a butler. Such as Alois Trancy and Ciel Phantomhive from Kuroshitsuji. This term is sometimes used by fans of Kuroshitsuji and Kuroshitsuji II.
by Squidhuggles October 22, 2011
Get the Butler Baitmug.