gaybait

== English == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From gay +‎ bait (“something that allures”). ==== Noun ==== gaybait (uncountable) (slang) A man who is attractive to other gay men. ===== Synonyms ===== queerbait === Etymology 2 === From gay +‎ -bait (manipulation to elicit a particular response). ==== Verb ==== gaybait (third-person singular simple present gaybaits, present participle gaybaiting, simple past and past participle gaybaited) (slang, transitive, intransitive) To harass or vilify someone for their real or imagined homosexuality. Coordinate term: redbait (slang, transitive) To seduce a heterosexual person into homosexual relations. (slang, transitive) To queerbait.