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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
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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
It is said of the situation where a person has the bad luck to make contact with his testicles against an undefined surface or object, intentioned or not.
Given the nature of the word, it is more appropriate to design cases where the interaction is made with a moving object, for example, a ball.
Although it is extremely painful for the victim, it tends to be considerably funny to people who witness it.
Today in the baseball game the pitcher took a nutshot; the baseball hit him in the nuts.

Man, I just watched the funniest nutshot video ever.
Nutshot by Uberflaven March 1, 2009
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