shotabait

English

Etymology

From shota(con) (“someone attracted to childlike male characters”) +‎ -bait. First attested in 2011.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃoʊ̯.təˌbeɪ̯t/

Noun

shotabait (uncountable)

  1. (Japanese fiction) Characters or media made to appeal to shotacons.
    Coordinate term: lolibait
    • 2011 May 16, gottis_chan, LiveJournal‎[1], archived from the original on 16 December 2025:
      And Yuu's one little shotabait~
    • 2024 April 16, @yingguangism, X (formerly Twitter)‎[2] (post), archived from the original on 16 December 2025:
      back in my day everyone knew kuro was shotabait and chose either to watch or not watch accordingly.
    • 2024 June 27, @bunouji, X (formerly Twitter)‎[3] (post), archived from the original on 16 December 2025:
      antis will look at the most blatantly shotabait/shotacon aimed series in existance[sic] and still think they were just mistaken or right in liking it cuz they dont like it "in a weird way"
    • 2025 November 7, @loveshotarin, X (formerly Twitter)‎[4] (post):
      “shotabait” “lolibait” im the person being baited btw
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