Meanings
nounstraightbaiting (uncountable)
- humorousrareslanguncountablelifestyleThe practice of creating romantic tension between two opposite-gender characters in a narrative work (particularly a television series) without the intention of ever developing it into an actual romantic relationship.
Origin
By analogy of queerbaiting.
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straightbaiting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straightbaiting
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“straightbaiting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straightbaiting. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “straightbaiting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/straightbaiting.
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