A post on a forum or image board used to deliberately provoke conflict among other posters. Coincides with troll, trolling, or shitposting. The gif below typifies the reaction of a successful shitposter.
Anon 1: "Why are these threads such shit?"
Anon 2: "Because they're full of bait posts that people should know not to fall for by now."
Anon 2: "Because they're full of bait posts that people should know not to fall for by now."
by otakudude303 March 25, 2016
A bait post is an obvious "troll" post made by someone to piss off or "trigger" people who are stupid enough to take it seriously and laugh at their reactions.
by Alex McMemer February 13, 2016
A short, indescript post on a website like "facebook", "twitter", or what have you by a man meant to attract sympathy from the ditsy whores in their "friends list".
by Mythman93 August 09, 2012
A Facebook post with a headline stating" Amazing", or "You won't believe what happened next!", enticing you to click the post to read the story.
by joewebster July 23, 2014