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Baity

name
/ˈbeɪti/

Etymology

From bait (“something alluring”) + -y.

  1. derived from *bʰeyd-✻ — “to cleave, split, separate”
  2. derived from *baitō✻ — “that which is bitten, bait”
  3. derived from beita — “food, bait”
  4. inherited from bayte
  5. suffixed as baity — “bait + y”

Definitions

  1. A surname.

  2. Angry, bad-tempered.

    • “Oh, sir—uncle is such a batey old chap. It was a spree! I never saw him so mad!”
    • ‘If Jimbug gets baity with me, like that time last week . . .’ Remembering the scene, Anthony frowned; the blood came up into his cheeks.

  3. Constituting bait (something intended to allure), especially Oscar bait or clickbait.

    • Ginger is the latest, baitiest fashion that ever helped a girl make an impression . . . . in wonderful “Spartine” colors of black, brown, navy, cranberry, moss, red and blue.
    • Could it be almost too baity? It's ticking almost every Academy Award box going.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA