queerbait

== English == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From queer +‎ bait (“something that allures”). ==== Noun ==== queerbait (uncountable) (slang, sometimes derogatory) A man who is attractive to queer/gay people. ===== Synonyms ===== gaybait === Etymology 2 === From queer +‎ -bait (manipulation to elicit a particular response). ==== Verb ==== queerbait (third-person singular simple present queerbaits, present participle queerbaiting, simple past and past participle queerbaited) (LGBTQ, fandom slang) To engage in queerbaiting (creating homoerotic tension, but not developing it, in a narrative work to reel in an LGBT audience). To harass or vilify someone for their real or imagined queerness, often to advance political ends against them. ===== Derived terms ===== queerbaiter queerbaity ===== Related terms ===== shipbait