queerbaiting

== English == === Alternative forms === queer-baiting, queer baiting === Etymology === From queer +‎ baiting. === Noun === queerbaiting (uncountable) (LGBTQ, fandom slang) The practice of creating homoerotic tension between two characters in a narrative work (particularly a television series) without the intention of ever developing it into an actual same-sex relationship or explicitly addressing the question of either character's sexuality. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:queerbaiting. ==== Related terms ==== queerbait queerbaity ==== Translations ==== === See also === HoYay