queerbaiting

ˈkwɪrˌbeɪtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of queerbaiting - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

media

Slang

practice of hinting at LGBTQ+ themes without commitment

Slang

The show was accused of queerbaiting its audience.
Critics noted the film's queerbaiting tactics.
Fans were disappointed by the queerbaiting in the series.

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Origin of queerbaiting

English, queer (strange) + baiting (provoking)

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French:queerbaiting, ...
German:Queerbaiting, ...
Italian:queerbaiting, ...
Spanish:queerbaiting, ...
Portuguese:queerbaiting, ...
Chinese:同志诱饵, ...
Japanese:クィアベイティング, ...
Arabic:استغلال مواضيع الميم, ...
Hebrew:קוּוִירְבֵּיְיטִינְג, ...
Russian:квирбейтинг, ...
Ukrainian:квірбейтінг, ...
Hindi:क्वियरबेटिंग, ...
Bengali:কুইয়ারবেটিং, ...
Catalan:queerbaiting, ...
Czech:queerbaiting, ...
Danish:queerbaiting, ...
Dutch:queerbaiting, ...
Greek:queerbaiting, ...
Hungarian:queerbaiting, ...
Khmer:ការបញ្ឆោតអ្នកទស្សនាដោយបង្ហើបអំពីប្រធានបទស្រឡាញ់ភេទដូចគ្នា ដោយមិនបង្ហាញឱ្យច្បាស់, ...
Korean:퀴어베이팅, ...
Persian:اشاره به همجنس‌گرایی, ...
Polish:queerbaiting, ...
Portuguese (BR):queerbaiting, ...
Romanian:queerbaiting, ...
Swedish:queerbaiting, ...
Thai:การหลอกลวงด้วยธีม LGBTQ+, ...
Turkish:LGBTQ+ ima, ...
Vietnamese:gợi ý đồng tính, ...

queerbait

ˈkwɪrˌbeɪt

Definition of queerbait - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

media

Rare

Slang

tactic in media to attract LGBTQ+ audiences without representation

Rare

Slang

The show was criticized for using queerbait to boost ratings.

baiting

tokenism

Verb

tr.

media

Rare

Slang

use LGBTQ+ themes to attract audience without real representation

Rare

Slang

The show was accused of queerbaiting its viewers with no real LGBTQ+ characters.

baiting

teasing

harassment

Rare

Slang

harass someone for their real or imagined queerness

Rare

Slang

They were accused of trying to queerbait him for political gain.

bully

harass

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Origin of queerbait

English, queer (strange) + bait (lure)

Examples of queerbait in a sentence

Critics argue that queerbait is harmful to genuine representation.
The movie was criticized for queerbaiting without any genuine representation.
Fans noticed the series queerbaiting in its promotional material.
They tried to queerbait her during the interview.
The group was known to queerbait individuals online.

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French:leurre LGBTQ+, faire du queerbaiting, ...
German:Queerbait, mit LGBTQ+ Themen locken, ...
Italian:queerbait, adescare con temi LGBTQ+, ...
Spanish:gancho LGBTQ+, atraer con temas LGBTQ+, ...
Portuguese:isca queer, atrair com temas LGBTQ+, ...
Chinese:酷儿诱饵, 以同志题材虚假吸引观众, ...
Japanese:クィアベイト, クィアベイトする, ...
Arabic:استدراج مجتمع الميم, اِسْتَغَلَّ قَضَايَا المِيم لِجَذْب الجُمْهُور دُون تَمْثِيل حَقِيقِي, ...
Hebrew:טַקְטִיקָה לְלֹא יִצּוּג, לַעֲשׂוֹת קְוִירְבֵּייטִינְג, ...
Russian:квирбейтинг, квирбейтить, ...
Ukrainian:квірбейт, приваблювати ЛГБТК+ темами, ...
Hindi:क्वियरबेट, क्वीरबेट करना, ...
Bengali:কুইয়ারবেইট, কুইয়ারবেট করা, ...
Catalan:atracció queer, atraure amb temes LGBTQ+, ...
Czech:queerbaiting, queerbaitovat, ...
Danish:queerbait, lokke med LGBTQ+ temaer, ...
Dutch:queer-aantrekking, queerbaiten, ...
Greek:τακτική προσέλκυσης, προσέλκυση με LGBTQ+ θέματα, ...
Hungarian:queerbait, queerbaitelni, ...
Khmer:យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រទាក់ទាញទស្សនិកជនសហគមន៍ភេទចម្រុះដោយមិនផ្តល់តំណាងពិតប្រាកដ, យាយីនរណាម្នាក់ដោយសារអត្តសញ្ញាណស្រឡាញ់ភេទដូចគ្នា ឬដែលគេគិតថាស្រឡាញ់ភេទដូចគ្នា, ...
Korean:퀴어베이팅, 퀴어베이팅하다, ...
Persian:کویربیت, طعمه کردن همجنس‌گرایان, ...
Polish:queerbaiting, queerbaitować, ...
Portuguese (BR):isca queer, iscar queer, ...
Romanian:queerbait, a momi publicul queer prin aluzii sau teme LGBTQ+ fără reprezentare autentică, ...
Swedish:queerbait, locka med HBTQ+-teman, ...
Thai:การล่อหลอกเพศทางเลือก, ใช้ธีม LGBTQ+ เพื่อดึงดูด, ...
Turkish:LGBTQ+ tuzağı, LGBTQ+ temaları kullanarak çekmek, ...
Vietnamese:chiến thuật queerbait, thu hút bằng chủ đề LGBTQ+, ...

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Definition of queerbaiting - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Origin of queerbaiting

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Definition of queerbait - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Verb

Origin of queerbait

Terms related to queerbait

Examples of queerbait in a sentence

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