traumabait

When you use fictional traumatic experiences and/or recreations in order to manipulate other‘s emotions, including „based on a true story“ versions, to invoke a large (or when real events are being exaggerated, larger) emotional response from the viewer.

Although common on social media, traumabaiting takes place throughout society. From Fake GoFundMe‘s to Hollywood movies, Traumabaiting is all around us.

Basically, if the aim is to leave the viewer in tears with the aim of profiting off of them in some way and you are not accurately representing the true facts, it’s traumabait.

„Did you see that the gofundme we donated to for that homeless guy was a scam? They traumabaited us hard.“

„Did you see that guy on TikTok making videos of his kid fake drowning? it’s traumabait af.“

„Did you see the that new Netflix True Crime show? They just made up a bunch of crap, half of it didn’t happen. Why exaggerate a story that’s already so wild and crazy? They just traumabaited the audience into thinking it was good.

„You know Titanic is just traumabait, right? Like yeah, the real ship sank, but Jack and Rose weren’t real people, don’t feel bad for them.“

by The guy with the face wrote hi June 12, 2023

Traumba

A word used Egyptian Falaheen to express the emotional response to horrific experiences

Nayera from Kafr el Sheikh: Ahmed by2oly shaklk shabah el nesnas el balady, gably traumba :((
Menna from Monofeya: My mom got a cow to replace me, i got traumba :(
Ahmed from Belbes: My fiancée left me for a soap trader from Kom Abo Ota, i got traumbatised

by MaGed. July 9, 2023

traumata

The emotional damage caused by the ALs

Gurl, Andrin‘s giving me Leiter-traumata

by azealiabanksloch69 July 28, 2023

traumaversary

The anniversary of when someone has gone through something severely traumatic (whether it be spiritually, physically, intellectually, emotionally, or socially). It’s not something to be celebrated, but it can cause grieving, depression, panic attacks, crying for what appears to be reason, and dropping off the radar on family and friends.

-The Traumaversary for Sarah was the anniversary when her niece passed away a few days after her birth.

-Susan’s traumaversary retriggered her PTSD from five years ago.

by AtFirstLight89786756 August 6, 2023

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

the worlds longest fucking town name that is impossible to read dont even try to say it

"hey where do you live"
"i live in Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronuku pokaiwhenuakitanatahu."
pretty cool town

by chubbyramenboy£87 August 30, 2023

traumaship

A relationship that only happened because the two people shared a common traumatic event.

"Amy and Steve are traumaship. Nothing more..."

by tk2krk July 11, 2024

Traumadante

A person who makes trauma (big or small, but often something quite private) a significant part of their identity and continually debuts their trauma for each new person they meet

Ugh - Nina is such a traumadante! I literally just met her and now I know all about her teenage pregnancy, giving her child up for adoption but then changing her mind, her deadbeat step-dad, her parents divorce, her own recent divorce after a very hard last 3 years, her most recent tragic love affair that ended abruptly, and a new love affair that is about to crash and burn.

by n=29 August 2, 2024