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queerbait
Verb
slang
(LGBT,
fandom
slang)
To
create
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,
mostly
as
a
way
of
reeling
in
an
LGBT
audience
Japanese Meaning
物語作品において、登場人物間に同性愛的な緊張感や示唆を意図的に生み出す手法を指す。特に、LGBTファンダムを引き寄せる目的で、実際には同性愛関係に発展させる意図がない場面で用いられる。 / 主にテレビシリーズなどで、キャラクター間にあいまいな同性愛の要素を散りばめる行為として理解される。
Sense（1）
(LGBT,
fandom
slang)
To
create
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,
mostly
as
a
way
of
reeling
in
an
LGBT
audience
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(LGBT, fandom slang) To create 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, mostly as a way of reeling in an LGBT audience
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queerbait
The show's producers repeatedly queerbait fans by implying a romance between the two leads while never addressing either character's sexuality.
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The show's producers repeatedly queerbait fans by implying a romance between the two leads while never addressing either character's sexuality.
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