Confidently proclaiming something will not happen, in the hope that by declaring it won’t happen, you’ll coerce fate into actually making it happen.
“Listen man, I just know there’s no way I’ll score this weekend but just in case, I'm fate baiting”
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“I know for sure I won’t pass that exam next week but just in case here's a fate bait”
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“I know for sure I won’t pass that exam next week but just in case here's a fate bait”
by travors June 9, 2010
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The phenomenon whereby an intentional and impossibly obscure Facebook status causes numerous friends to respond.
by Mace in AZ February 14, 2009
Get the facebaiting mug.Posting to Facebook only to get a specific reaction from a specific person. Causes nearly all Friends to say, "Huh?", but one particular Friend to say, "Oo. I know what that's about." Not always negative. Not always positive.
Did you see that come across your News Feed?
Something's definitely up. He/she's Facebaiting somebody.
Something's definitely up. He/she's Facebaiting somebody.
by The Sausalito Samurai October 22, 2009
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"Bill only posted that Fox News link on Facebook to piss off his liberal friends. He was totally Facebaiting."
by inhetet June 3, 2009
Get the Facebaiting mug.The act of posting on an acquaintance's wall after seeing them go idle in your friend list in order to bait them into getting back online. Usually targeted at women with whom the FaceBaiter is only loosely acquainted with the ultimate goal of starting a chat conversation without the appearance of trying.
Person: You talk to that girl from the party last weekend?
FaceBaiter: I was just about to but then she went offline. That bitch is never on!
Person: Dude, try FaceBaiting her. Tag her in a picture then you can mack all over that bitch when she gets back on. Get some!
FaceBaiter: I was just about to but then she went offline. That bitch is never on!
Person: Dude, try FaceBaiting her. Tag her in a picture then you can mack all over that bitch when she gets back on. Get some!
by the zuckerbeast March 15, 2011
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I knew he was gay and in the closet and accepting my friend request would tip off his overly inquisitive and (rightfully so) insecure-about-his-sexuality girlfriend, but I kept FaceBaiting him anyway figuring when he'd finally accepted who he was, he'd simultaneously accept me as a "friend"
by ApplePicker July 6, 2009
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