Bait and Devil

Bait

Bait verb - To attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults.

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Devil and bait are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Devil" instead a verb "Bait".

Nearby Words: baited, baiting, baiter, baity

Devil verb - Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.

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Bait and devil are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bait" instead a verb "Devil".

old	old bait	old devil
good	good bait	good devil
female	female bait	female devil
short	short bait	short devil
Other adjectives: current, true, single, stupid, poor, actual, entire, real, successful, big, living, classic, literal, stereotypical, aka.

In the DVD commentary, the writers and producers describe this as a meta example of "schmuck bait", taking great pleasure at the outraged fans complaining about how stupid it would be to shoot the devil in the face.

Source: Schmuck Bait / Live-Action TV
Bait and Switch: "Blue-Eyed Matador." The matador thinks he's fighting The Devil in the shape of a monstrous bull for his soul.

Source: Music / Voltaire
It happens in a quite interesting way in The Devil to Pay in the Backlands, because it's the heroes who kidnap Hermógenes's wife to use her as bait.

Source: I Have Your Wife

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