The structure adds the suffix "-y" to "bait," turning the noun into an adjective that describes content designed to provoke a reaction. It is used to describe posts, headlines, thumbnails, or comments that are intentionally provocative, misleading, or sensational in order to attract attention, clicks, or angry replies. People typically call something "baity" when it feels like low effort engagement farming, such as "That tweet is so baity" or "Clickbait is too obvious when the title is super baity."

英語での「baity」の定義と意味

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