shark bait
English
/ˈʃɑːkbeɪt/, /ˈʃɑɹkbeɪt/
noun
Definitions
- (humorous) One who has been, or is likely to be, attacked by a shark.
- (humorous) One who is in a precarious or vulnerable position; a dead duck.
- (Australia) A lone swimmer or surfer far from shore, a shark baiter.
Etymology
Compound from English shark (trick, swindle) + English bait.
Origin
English
bait
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antishark English
- bait English
- baitable English
- baitcaster English
- baitcasting English
- baiter English
- baitest English
- baiteth English
- baitfish English
- baitholder English
- baithook English
- baitless English
- baitshop English
- baitware English
- baitwell English
- bearbait English
- cardshark English
- carpet shark English
- catshark English
- clickbait English
- crankbait English
- crowbait English
- dickbait English
- fishbait English
- flamebait English
- fuckbait English
- gaybait English
- groundbait English
- jailbait English
- landshark English
- link bait English
- megashark English
- prebait English
- queerbait English
- ragebait English
- rebait English
- redbait English
- sawshark English
- scambait English
- sharebait English
- shark English
- shark-finned English
- shark-gull English
- shark-jumping English
- sharkdom English
- sharker English
- sharkfin English
- sharkish English
- sharkless English
- sharklet English
- sharklike English
- sharkling English
- sharkmeat English
- sharkskin English
- sharksploitation English
- sharksucker English
- sharky English
- slough shark English
- spinnerbait English
- spoonbait English
- stinkbait English
- swellshark English
- swimbait English
- whitebait English
- bayte Middle English
- siorc Irish
- शार्क Hindi
- siorc Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- xark Maltese
- ushaka Zulu
- sak Tok Pisin
- sarki Sranan Tongo
- bet Bislama
- sak Torres Strait Creole
- bait
- shark
- sharky
- baiter
- rebait
- redbait
- baitest
- gaybait
- baiteth
- prebait
- sharker
- ragebait
- sawshark
- bearbait
- sharkdom
- fuckbait
- swimbait
- baitless
- sharkish
- scambait
- dickbait
- baithook
- sharkfin
- baitable
- baitware
- baitwell
- baitfish
- baitshop
- sharklet
- catshark
- crowbait
- fishbait
- jailbait
- cardshark
- megashark
- antishark
- sharkmeat
- flamebait
- clickbait
- whitebait
- stinkbait
- sharkling
- link bait
- sharebait
- sharklike
- spoonbait
- crankbait
- queerbait
- sharkless
- sharkskin
- landshark
- shark-gull
- baitcaster
- swellshark
- groundbait
- baitholder
- spinnerbait
- sharksucker
- baitcasting
- slough shark
- carpet shark
- shark-finned
- shark-jumping
- sharksploitation