Actionbait

A form of bait designed to provoke a user into doing something negative, controversial, or illegal—actions that can have consequences both online and in real life. Actionbaiting involves manipulating someone into behavior they wouldn't otherwise consider: breaking a rule, harassing another user, engaging in illegal activity. The baiter provides temptation, removes obstacles, offers encouragement, and documents every step. When the target acts, the evidence is used against them—reported to authorities, shared publicly, used to destroy reputation. Actionbait is the art of turning people into perpetrators for entertainment.

Example: "He goaded her into sending a angry message to a troll, assuring her it would feel good, that no one would care. She did. He screenshotted it and reported her for harassment. Actionbait had worked: he'd provoked the action, then used it against her. She was banned; he was still there, baiting the next target."

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 18, 2026

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Actionitis

Actionitis is the infectious disease that comes with listening to too much music by the band Action Item, and in effect becoming obsessed. Symptoms may include random outbursts of AI songs, uncontrollable checking of the AI Facebook, Twitter and MySpace pages, and constant swooning over any of the band members. There is no current cure known to man.

Person 1: Did you signup for the Action Item fan club forty seven time???
Person 2: Yep. I have Actionitis. *plays song by Action Item"
Person 1: OMG. Now I've got it too!

by I've got actionitis. November 23, 2010

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Actionate

v. 1: To put forth a great deal of action.
2: To get from Point A to Point B with an immense amount of speed, usually includes breaking Point C before arriving to Point B.
3: To literally punch a brick wall and cause it to burst into flame.

"Ginny is is danger! We've gotta ACTIONATE!"

by Jeff February 18, 2004

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