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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
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Triggered

1. An attempt to instigate argument by exaggerating someone's current emotional state as being extremely furious.

2. An alternative to the question "u mad?" typically posed by gamers to a recently defeated opponent.

Often used by uneducated douchebags or small children, subsequently causing it to become a valid statement.
Jeff: I got kicked out of the room because I was one level lower than the host. I had to find a new one.
Tammy: Triggered! Git gud, scrub!
Jeff: I was just saying it was annoying to start the search over again. Go f**k yourself, kid.
Tammy: See! I tolded you! TRIGGERED!!!
by Dickchinhairy December 10, 2017
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Trigger

1. A term used to describe Something/someone that makes your dick hard or whatever gets you lit
Example one- Damn this youngboy album trigger

Example two- that one bih breyon talks to kinda triggering
by Black turban June 26, 2022
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Triggered

A sudden feeling of rage or another emotion
He was triggered at Justin Bieber for saying he hates anime.
by ThatOneGirl8382 January 11, 2017
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shit trigger

Subject matter that instantly evokes the stronkiest of sad emotions.
Hey sis, pass me that picture of Dad taken the day before he died in 9/11, ugh, what a shit trigger!

I know we just met last week at IHOP, and sorry for the total shit trigger, but, I’m…I’m pregnant.

I wish Disney would stop putting so many shit triggers in every movies so I could get through just one without sobbing like a tweenage girl.
by Houlihoops September 27, 2022
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Triggered

Ill assume your gender 24-7,you know,tumblr hates me,triggered?
by Mike Sanchez67 December 12, 2018
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Triggered

she is triggered
by The one and only pusheen December 9, 2016
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