queerbaiting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

queerbaiting queer-baiting queer baiting

Etymology

From queer + baiting.

Related words

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