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gay bait 

Attempting to lure a suspected homosexual into revealing himself or herself by giving off indications that one might be gay as well. Generally used by homophobes to establish grounds for verbally or physically attacking a homosexual.
Billy got his ass kicked by a five-foot Puerto Rican drag queen. I told him he was going to gay bait the wrong fag one day.
gay bait by Thomas L. Robinson September 10, 2008
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gay bait 

Attempting to lure a suspected homosexual into revealing himself or herself by giving off indications that one might be gay as well. Generally used by homophobes to establish grounds for verbally or physically attacking a homosexual.
Billy just got his ass kicked by a 90 pound, five-foot, Puerto Rican drag queen. I told him he was going to gay bait the wrong fag one day.
gay bait by Thomas L. Robinson September 12, 2008

gay bait 

a male friend of a gay that is used to leur in other gays
if i was going fishing for gays, i would use you as bait
gay bait by bubba August 18, 2006

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.
Gay-baiting by FamilyStrange June 8, 2021

Gaybaiter 

In the context of social media, heterosexual male celebrities who post content which appeals widely to homosexual men with the intention of gaining attention and fandom from them. Social media posts will often feature the straight celebrity posing with their armpits exposed or will be photographed with well-known "out" celebrities. These posts cause interest and intrigue amongst gay men, therefore gaining the celebrity more followers and likes. This is likely a marketing scheme. Some well-known gaybaiters: Nick Jonas, James Franco, Jake Jyllenhaal, Shawn Mendes, etc... See also gaybaiting, queerbaiting
Bruh, did you see Nick Jonas' insta story today? Yea, he's totally a gaybaiter with those gym poses. Straight chicks don't wanna see armpits like that.
Gaybaiter by mynextadventure July 30, 2019

gaybaiting 

A straight person outwardly welcoming flirtatious behavior from homosexuals of the same gender in order to receive validation and entertainment. Will often play the line of being flirtatious in return, but once it becomes physical, the gaybaiter will retract and continually assert their heterosexuality to "prevent any confusion".
"Hey do you think that Ethan is gay? He's been talking a lot with Gay Steven and they are all over each other."
"Oh hell no, didn't you know that Ethan is gaybaiting him? He's just lonely and wants to feel good."
gaybaiting by diss0nanced August 24, 2017