Banbait

A form of bait designed to provoke a user into violating community rules so they can be banned—either from a specific server or from an entire platform. Banbaiting involves subtle provocation: insulting the target's beliefs, triggering their trauma, questioning their integrity—anything that might elicit a response that breaks rules. The baiter remains calm, civil, rule-abiding, while the target, provoked, snaps. When the target curses, threatens, or attacks, the baiter screenshots and reports. The target is banned; the baiter remains, innocent-seeming, ready for the next victim. Banbait is the art of making someone else pay the price for your provocation.

Example: "He calmly disagreed with her politics, then insulted her intelligence, then mocked her education. She called him an asshole. He screenshotted immediately, reported her for harassment, and she was banned. Banbait had worked perfectly: he'd stayed within the rules while provoking her into breaking them. She was gone; he was still there, baiting the next target."

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 18, 2026

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Banait

The Banwait also spelled as Banvait or Banait is a sub clan of the Sikh Saini caste found primarily in the Mohali, Ropar, Doaba regions in Punjab, India. The hierarchy of castes in Punjab varies by the region. In the Doaba region of Punjab, Sainis are ranked at the top and are a highly affluent and influential group. The word banait is also mentioned in the Dasven Padshah Da Granth, meaning a well-dressed soldier or warrior.1

> "His last name is Banait."

> "Really? He must be warrior-type!"

> "What does that mean?"

> "

by Jatsikhsaini June 23, 2021

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barbait

A bar offering some sort of special deal

A barbait has been cast to lure in consumers

by magicjonson July 10, 2011

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Bantbait

Saying something incredibly ridiculous within your video, mentioning it as a joke, and then proceeding to use it as a clickbait-esque title. Popularised by Zerkaa and the Sidemen.

Mate 1: Did you see Zerkaa's video "Fidget Spinners In Rocket League" ?
Mate 2: Yea, that title defines Bantbait

by ApolloAwe June 3, 2018

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