dickbait
English edit
Etymology edit
From dick + -bait (manipulation to elicit a particular response).
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Noun edit
dickbait (uncountable)
- (slang, vulgar) Persuasion or blackmail used to manipulate or attract a man, especially a homosexual.
- 2018, Dall Wilson, Once And This, page 40:
- You pushed his career for dickbait your usual way.