Lesbian Baiting

When a straight girl acts like she’s interested in another girl just so she can come out to her.

Lesbian girl: I came out to Amelia because I thought she was interested in me, then she ditched me
Friend: What gave you the indication that she was a lesbian?
Lesbian girl: She kept flirting with me.
Friend: She was lesbian baiting you

by LesbianBaited August 7, 2018

Alpha Baiting

Verb. Luring an Alpha dominant personality into their most primal, aggressive state by sly and subtle entrapment.

Bill was alpha baiting Jeff by using his own words against him. The rage boiled over as Jeff’s alpha personality had no other outlook to express himself other than a huff and a puff.

by Craig Dearborn November 19, 2019

Tag Baiting

When using a social media platform in which hashtags sort posts, such as Instagram, a person adds hashtags that are unrelated. Often for the sake of reaching a wider audience.
This in consequence renders the hashtag sorting system useless.

“Stop Tag baiting, this post is about how to change a tire, why did I find it in #cooking?”

by RougeBerry December 12, 2022

Sympathy Baiting

Also known as sb or sympathy begging, sympathy baiting is a form of attention seeking in which a person or a group of people openly share something that could be considered sad in order to gain sympathy. A sympathy baiter does this on several questions. Sympathy baiting appears most on social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or Skype.

Person 1: I feel so sorry for Ian!
Person 2: Why? Ian is just a sympathy baiting.

by St. Joshua April 18, 2015

facebook baiting

Posting a status (or photo, or link, or anything, really) on Facebook with the sole purpose of baiting someone specific into commenting on it. Frequently used to initiate Facebook flirtation. Widely used as a tactic for such, but rarely acknowledged.

"I know Nick loves Bon Jovi, so I'm facebook baiting him by putting some "Livin on a Prayer" lyrics as my status.

(Next day)
It totally worked. We're going to 80's night at the bar this weekend.

by fishmonkey November 7, 2010

link baiting

The web publishing practice, usually on news or blogging sites, where something controversial is written (or a controversial headling is written) that the publisher knows will get a lot of interest from site visitors.

The ultimate goal is that the link will then appear on link aggregating sites (Digg, Fark, StumbleUpon, College Humor, Drudge, etc.), which will bring even more traffic to the site.

"Hey, look at this! 'Gay Preacher Caught Having Sex With Porpoise!'"

"Hah, looks like link baiting to me."

by Felio July 27, 2009

Gay-baiting

Gay-baiting is what corporations does during only in Pride month.

Famous Business: "Look over here. We support your lifestyle"
Me: Nope you are not. You just Gay-baiting.

by FamilyStrange June 8, 2021