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Shipbaiting 

When the author of a work places characters in potentially romantic situations with the intent of teasing of the audience. Nothing ever comes of these situations.
Mike and Bryan were totally shipbaiting the audience with the trailer of Katara hugging Zuko.
Shipbaiting by ButterscotchLion January 14, 2009

shipbaiting 

A term often used to describe two characters in a movie, TV series, books etc. who have great chemistry and are often put together in scenes and share 'intimate moments' (like giving each other heart eyes, hugging, hands touching...) but writers have no real intention to make them a couple. Like ever.
" Have you seen The 100? I am currently on season 1 and it seems like a great TV show. Can't wait until Bellamy and Clarke become a thing."
" Don't bother, showrunners don't intend of making them a couple, they are only shipbaiting the fans."
"But they have so much chemistry!"
"Tell that to the showrunners."

subciting 

1. A cruel and unusual punishment for masochistic first-year law students interested in furthering their competitive instincts in another academic venue.

2. The method by which egomaniacal law professors can get away with lazy academic work and/or inattention to detail.
Law reviews and student law journals feast on first-years willing to put in the requisite hours to subcite. Subciting entails verifying both the technical and substantive aspects of citations.
subciting by Harvard Law Man October 3, 2004

SABAITING 

A person who baits and pretends to be south Asian.
"Rachel got a sari and a tan she's probably SABAITING"
SABAITING by Japan ! December 12, 2022

Sexbaiting 

It's like guilt tripping, but with sex
You manage to guilt trip the target to give you free sex
"WAHH, I NEED TO SUCK ON TITTIES OR I DIE, PLEASE LET ME ON BIG FAT TITTIES IF YOU DON'T WANT ME TO DIE" or another example
"Please let me have sex, my mom died in a car crash..." the second one is more accurate to sexbaiting
Sexbaiting by Unfunnyman98 April 21, 2025
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"Yeah... I know."
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trucker's tan 

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I had a trucker's tan after driving for 10 straight hours on a sunny day.
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Origin of the word is unknown. Started sometime in World War 2. Given the typical evolution of British slang, could easily have started because what these experts did was confusing or “baffling” to the common person.
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