dickbait

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noun

Persuasion or blackmail used to manipulate or attract a man, especially a homosexual.

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Meanings

noundickbait (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountablevulgarPersuasion or blackmail used to manipulate or attract a man, especially a homosexual.

    You pushed his career for dickbait your usual way.

    2018, Dall Wilson, Once And This, page 40

Origin

From dick + -bait (manipulation to elicit a particular response).

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APA

dickbait. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dickbait

MLA

“dickbait.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dickbait. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dickbait,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dickbait.

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