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joybait

joybait verb: to deliberately do or say something in order to make someone else feel joy.

Verb

joybait (third-person singular simple present joybaits, present participle joybaiting, simple past and past participle joybaited)

  1. (Internet, transitive) To deliberately do or say something in order to make someone else feel joy.
    • I joybaited him with a surprise video and he couldn’t stop laughing.
    • She joybaited her friends by sending old funny photos from school.
    Antonyms:
    ragebait

Noun

joybait (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) Content intended to bring joy to others.
    • This page is pure joybait—every post makes my day better.
    • The account grew fast because it focuses on joybait instead of drama.
    Antonyms:
    ragebait

Examples of joybait in a sentence

  • Stop joybaiting me like that, I’m already in a good mood.
  • They joybaited the whole group chat with wholesome memes.
  • We need more joybait on social media instead of negativity.
  • That video is classic joybait, everyone ended up smiling.

Antonyms of joybait

Forms of joybait

third-person singular presentjoybaits
present participlejoybaiting
past participlejoybaited
pastjoybaited

Questions about joybait

What does joybait mean?
Joybait means to deliberately do or say something in order to make someone else feel joy.
How do you use joybait in a sentence?
Stop joybaiting me like that, I’m already in a good mood.
What part of speech is joybait?
Joybait can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of joybait?
The past tense of joybait is joybaited.

Words near joybait in the dictionary

  1. joyances
  2. joyancy
  3. joyant
  4. joyants
  5. Joyas
  6. joybait
  7. joybaited
  8. joybaiting
  9. joybaits
  10. Joyce
  11. Joycean

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