Trigger-baiting

Trigger-baiting is the act of deliberately creating content designed to provoke a strong emotional response, typically anger or outrage, in order to boost engagement or farm for views through algorithm-driven exposure.

Trigger-baiting people can be harmful, especially when it leads to online bullying and harassment.

This video was clearly made to trigger-bait people and boost the creator’s views and engagement stats.

by RageBaitRebel May 29, 2025

Red-Baiting

A logical fallacy that consists of making an accusation that some person is a communist, often with the aim of discrediting them. It can also be used to discredit an idea. It's most used in politics, often by right wingers when discrediting anything slightly left leaning.

Red-Baiting can be boiled down to: "Anything I don't like is communist!"

by LPBvgc June 20, 2025

Freak baiting

freak baiting: Instead of rage baiting and making them mad you make them freaky instead aka freak baiting

eg.) aww fuck you bro(but u rizzed them earlier) then they go: Please do, that is freak baiting

by Gangstersponge June 26, 2025

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

Laugh Baiting

The act of fake laughing or cracking a bad joke in an attempt to get others to laugh for ones own attention/amusement

"Joey ended up Laugh Baiting the entire group while trying to play-off a record scratch moment!"

by BigWayne_Iosnoop July 13, 2025

Age Baiting

the act of faking ur age in a roblox game for content and com boys also known as age play or age regressing

This girl was age baiting me on DollHouse rp on Roblox and said she was 12 but she was a fully grown man.

by Succc33d August 1, 2025

compliment baiting

Not to be confused with compliment fishing, compliment baiting is the act of talking about oneself or their achievements, then pausing to wait for someone else to chime in to compliment them.

“when logan was telling his story he paused after he said he beat the guy talking shit to him during his match, he’s compliment baiting”

by nubble August 19, 2025