queer baiting

A form of queerbaiting — 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.

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nounqueer baiting (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of queerbaiting.
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