1. queerbait - Noun
2. queerbait - Verb
queerbait (uncountable)
(slang, sometimes derogatory) A man who is attractive to queer/gay people.
queerbait (third-person singular simple present queerbaits, present participle queerbaiting, simple past and past participle queerbaited)
(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.