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

spacker baiting

The act of luring a retard to one's lair to show them a good time.

After giving up on the Kosovan's, John deciced he'd try a spot of spacker baiting.

by egnaro May 17, 2005

Chav-baiting

Verb, a sport, to bait a chav. To do anything you canto provoke a particularly irritating chav, until you finally annoy the fuck out of them and go completely mental, (usually done for entertainment purposes). Best done via the internet or text, so there is no risk of injury, although in person is also fun. Can only be done by a non-chav.

Friend: wyut? (:
Me: chav-baiting hehe ^^
Friend: lmao, yayy xD

Chav: u lil emo fagot, ill fuckn bang u!!11!!11
Me: ...win :D

by lalalala(: December 2, 2010

Slur baiting

Acting like you are about to say a slur then actually saying something else.

Unfunny person - "I hate ni- Nice cars." Cool person, "that is Slur baiting, not cool dude!"

by Qujoh August 20, 2021