verb
Gaming Slang
baiting
· verb · gaming
Letting a teammate die in a fight you could've helped with.
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Hanging back and letting a teammate take a fight alone so you can clean up after, or just to save your own skin. Sometimes it's smart tactics, often it's just throwing your mate under the bus.
“You were standing right behind me baiting while I got third-partied, thanks for nothing.”
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Can also mean deliberately drawing out the enemy by using a teammate as bait. Same word, friendlier intent.
“I'll push first and bait their util, you swing in right after.”
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baiting In A Sentence
You were standing right behind me baiting while I got third-partied, thanks for nothing.
I'll push first and bait their util, you swing in right after.
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What does "baiting" mean in gaming?
It means letting a teammate die in a fight you could have helped with.
How do you use "baiting" in a sentence?
"He was just baiting me — he watched me die and didn't press a single button."
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