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

stall gazing

Eye contact between two people, for any period of time, through the gap in a public restroom stall door.

I was in the airport, taking a shit, minding my own business and this dude bump checks the door to see if it’s locked, which it is - I’m not an animal - and then proceeds to look through the door, and all of a sudden we lock eyes , we’re stall gazing.

by My Pee Smells Like Asparagus May 22, 2025

Cattle gazing

People watching. But with more of a far away look. And less emotion.

While Dij and Liz were in Cinema Beer, Dij turned around to see what Liz was upto, she stared out the window, silently cattle gazing.

by DeathByDrum April 5, 2024