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joybait

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Content intended to bring joy to others.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, uncountable

Examples

  • This page is pure joybait—every post makes my day better.
  • The account grew fast because it focuses on joybait instead of drama.
  • We need more joybait on social media instead of negativity.
  • That video is classic joybait, everyone ended up smiling.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: ragebait

2

verb

Meaning 2

To deliberately do or say something in order to make someone else feel joy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, transitive

Examples

  • I joybaited him with a surprise video and he couldn’t stop laughing.
  • She joybaited her friends by sending old funny photos from school.
  • Stop joybaiting me like that, I’m already in a good mood.
  • They joybaited the whole group chat with wholesome memes.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: ragebait

History

Etymology

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