queerbaiting

English

noun
Definitions
  • (LGBT) The practice of creating 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.

Etymology

Compound from English queer + English baiting.

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English

baiting

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