A form of humor where the audience expects something obvious to happen, but then something else happens/appears out of nowhere.
Bait and Switch Example:
(ASDF)
Bully: "Hey, you four-eyed freak!"
Guy with glasses: "Ah..."
(The screen zooms out, revealing a third person; a midget who LITERALLY has four eyes)
"...Don't listen to him!"
(The guy with four eyes screeches at him)
One of the more common forms of shitposting. A video with something on the cover that will make you click on it. (eg. an anime girl in a bikini) Then the actual video is a shitpost, usually making fun of you for being a horny bastard or sudden ear rape.
Guy 1: Did you see the new video someone posted in #nsfw? I heard it's really saucy.
Guy 2: It's just a bait and switch. I was expecting boobs but instead got my ears blown off by Scout from TF2.
The master of bait is a professional fisherman
A young male between 18 and 22 who is considered prime meat by carnivorous (agressive) or cougar
Guy to friend: laugh it up cougar bait, your next, See those women the secind we leave your prey!
1: A young individual, typically male, considered in his prime, whom will intentionally seek out locations highly frequently by older women, in hope to get swiped up by a carnivorous cougar, with a craving for fresh meat.
Tldr: Milf hunters. Boy Bimbos, Himbos in fact.
(See Milf, or Himbo...)
At a work holiday party:
Person one: "ANON is totally Cougar Bait. Just look at him over there!"
Person two: "I know, no shame at all!"
Anon who is currently having the time of his life: "Oh damn Sharlene, that must be so hard having to be a housewife, and taking care of 4 teenagers while your husband is out drinking with his friends, you should totally get a divorce-"
When Drake says “yeah” at the beginning of the song so people keep listening and it becomes a hit.
“Never Recover” was OK, I only listen to it for the Drake verse at the beginning. Lil Baby and Gunna are Drake baiting us.
Noun Indecent photos of minor aged subjects, typically shared in a digital format.
Guy #1: You hear that Jalen Kitna got arrested?
Guy #2: Heavens, no! What for?
Guy #1: The cops raided his house and found Gator Bait on his computer!
Guy #2: Typical.