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Cryptic posts in facebook that express a vague sentiment but do not provide any details, clearly designed to bait friends to ask follow-up questions.
A facebook wall post that could be considered facebait would be posts like "Today is the day!" or "Ugh, I am over it..." or "Now I know why I should stay home..." or "Hurt and disappointed..."
facebait by Arabian Thunder August 22, 2011
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Facebalk 

When you post something on facebook that is crude or potentially offensive, and then immediately delete it after you realize that all of your family members are going to see it.
Man I heard this hilarious joke about taking a dump on an old lady's chest, and I posted it on facebook, but then I remembered that I'm friends with my grandma. I totally facebalked!
Facebalk by Jack Mayhoff2 May 14, 2011

facebalking 

(v.) fusion of the noun, facebook, and the verb, to stalk; to stalk members of the facebook community so frequently that one cannot waste the time uttering the two separate words for the unbearable thought that during the slight pause between "facebook" and "stalking," more than one person may have updated their profile.
"OMG, I was totally facebalking this afternoon and saw that so-and-so wore your dress out last night on a date with your ex-boyfriend!"
facebalking by Kasie Lynn Clouser August 25, 2007

Faceball Bat 

A regular baseball bat, when used to rearrange someones face, becomes a faceball bat.
"that kid pissed me off so i faceball batted him. he gets out of the hospital around 2010."
Faceball Bat by willers222 December 18, 2008

Facebaiting 

Posting vague, self pitying status updates on Facebook in an obvious bid for attention and emotional support.
Sally: Will anything good ever come into my life?

Bobby: Doubt it, dude. Stop Facebaiting.
Facebaiting by Johnwilkie April 2, 2011

facebaiting 

The phenomenon whereby an intentional and impossibly obscure Facebook status causes numerous friends to respond.
After declaring in his status that "Rich has big news" - he was accused of facebaiting.
facebaiting by Mace in AZ February 14, 2009