sucker bait

[ suhk-er beyt ]

noun

, Slang.

1. an enticement calculated to lure a person into a scheme in which they may be victimized.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sucker bait¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

New hardcover EC reprints include Volume 3 of “The Vault of Horror,” from Dark Horse Comics in the revived EC Archives series — complete with the Old Witch, the Crypt-Keeper and the Vault-Keeper — and, in Fantagraphics’s EC Comics Library, “Zero Hour,” illustrated by Jack Kamen, and “Sucker Bait,” drawn by Graham Ingels.

From New York Times

Cabinets were called “sucker bait” by Time Magazine, and games became harder to cater to hardcore fans rather than mainstream players.

From Salon

And while we may think there are some perfectly reasonable Muslim leaders and organizations here in the U.S., that is just more sucker bait sent our way.

From Salon

Too low a price could be sucker bait, discouraging alternative energy sources and conservation, and setting the stage for a bigger rip-off tomorrow.

From Time Magazine Archive

The days are over when garden catalogues were synonyms for sucker bait.

From Time Magazine Archive