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gayfishing 

When a straight man does gay things for attention or clout. Cosplayers do this a lot for patreon to get money from thirsty gays.
That guy is gayfishing by talking homoerotic pictures so people will buy them.
gayfishing by Workaholic29 July 2, 2020

GAYFISHING 

When your strait irl but online ur gay it’s like catfishing but instead of thinking you a different age/gender they think ur strait
I was gayfishing on a dating website.
GAYFISHING by Dumbonio August 2, 2020

gayfishing 

1. where queerbaiting notes fictional characters and relationships in media (shows, books, films, etc.), gayfishing notes real people who capitalize off lgbt culture and aesthetics while leaving their sexuality ambiguous knowing it increases their marketability

2. pretending to be gay when you’re actually straight

— i.e. irl queerbaiting and though borrowed from ‘catfishing’, it has nothing to do with pretending to be another person
person a: harry styles needs to give the gayfishing a rest
person b: just wait until you learn about fanservice in the bl industry
gayfishing by indoboo February 15, 2023

gayfishing 

A similar concept to Blackfishing, gayfishing is when a straight or straight-passing male appropriates gay culture to appear more edgy or cool. An example of this is men who paint their nails (a color other than black) and get praise, whereas if a gay male did the same thing they would get slurs thrown at them.
It's insane how much Bad Bunny has been gayfishing and these NPCs just eat it up.
gayfishing by ara_eek April 23, 2023
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Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
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Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026
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murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

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Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
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