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.
This video was clearly made to trigger-bait people and boost the creator’s views and engagement stats.
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Triggering a 504 alarm
(slang)
When someone freaks out or panics because they can’t reach the person they need to talk to—usually during a stressful or urgent situation. Comes from the “504 Gateway Timeout” error online, meaning the “gateway” (the person you're trying to contact) isn’t responding. Basically: emotional timeout = meltdown mode.
(slang)
When someone freaks out or panics because they can’t reach the person they need to talk to—usually during a stressful or urgent situation. Comes from the “504 Gateway Timeout” error online, meaning the “gateway” (the person you're trying to contact) isn’t responding. Basically: emotional timeout = meltdown mode.
Example:
“Bro, I texted Maya five times about the fight I had with my boss and she didn’t answer. I was triggering a 504 alarm thinking she ghosted me in my moment of crisis.”
“Bro, I texted Maya five times about the fight I had with my boss and she didn’t answer. I was triggering a 504 alarm thinking she ghosted me in my moment of crisis.”
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trigger don as an adjective is someone who is extremely goated (ex: i was so trigger don last night)
trigger don as a noun is someone who is all around goated (ex: lebron is so trigger don)
trigger don as a verb is the action of doing something insanely goated (ex: i trigger donned her last night)
trigger don as an adjective is someone who is extremely goated (ex: i was so trigger don last night)
trigger don as a noun is someone who is all around goated (ex: lebron is so trigger don)
trigger don as a verb is the action of doing something insanely goated (ex: i trigger donned her last night)
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