queerbait

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A man who is attractive to queer/gay people.
verb
  1. To engage in queerbaiting (creating homoerotic tension, but not developing it, in a narrative work to reel in an LGBT audience).
  2. To harass or vilify someone for their real or imagined queerness, often to advance political ends against them.

Pronunciation

En-au-queerbait.ogg

Word forms

queerbait queerbaits queerbaiting queerbaited

Etymology

From queer + bait (“something that allures”).

Synonyms

Related words

shipbait

Derived words

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