queerbaity

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adjective

Exhibiting or characterized by queerbaiting.

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Meanings

adjectivequeerbaity (comparative queerbaitier, superlative queerbaitiest)

comparative queerbaitier · superlative queerbaitiest

  1. slanglifestyleExhibiting or characterized by queerbaiting.

    sherlock holmes and john watson except theyre lesbians and its not queerbaity

    2016 January 28, @hereticglory, Twitter
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    wangxian‘s true love and cql’s lack of queerbaiting set the bar so high I’ll never be satisfied with settling for subpar queerbaity content from shows like sherlock, spn, teen wolf, (etc) anymore.

    2019 December 24, @wangxianling, Twitter

    Oh wow I had totally forgotten how extreeeeeemely queerbaity Sherlock was from the very first episode.

    2020 July 4, Yllogique (@Yllogique), Twitter

Origin

From queerbait (“to create homoerotic tension in a narrative without intention of realizing it”) + -y.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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