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dickbait

dickbait noun: persuasion or blackmail used to manipulate or attract a man, especially a homosexual.

Noun

dickbait (uncountable)

  1. (slang, vulgar) Persuasion or blackmail used to manipulate or attract a man, especially a homosexual.
    • You pushed his career for dickbait your usual way.2018, Dall Wilson, Once And This, page 40

Origin of dickbait

From dick + -bait (manipulation to elicit a particular response).

Questions about dickbait

What does dickbait mean?
Dickbait means persuasion or blackmail used to manipulate or attract a man, especially a homosexual.
What part of speech is dickbait?
Dickbait is a noun.

Words near dickbait in the dictionary

  1. Dickason
  2. dickass
  3. dickasses
  4. dickbag
  5. dickbags
  6. dickbait
  7. Dickbats
  8. dickbiscuit
  9. dickbiscuits
  10. Dickboy
  11. dickbrain

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