1. clickbait - Noun
2. clickbait - Verb
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clickbait (countable and uncountable, plural clickbaits)
(Internet marketing, derogatory) Website content that is aimed at generating advertising revenue, especially at the expense of quality or accuracy, relying on sensationalist headlines to attract click-throughs; such headlines.
Synonym: link bait
clickbait (third-person singular simple present clickbaits, present participle clickbaiting, simple past and past participle clickbaited)
To add clickbait to a web page; to direct clickbait at someone.
And it’s safe to say that in a world where most girls have tried to diet by age 8 and clickbait promises that you can lose “belly fat” in seven days, this might be one of the most relatable, and even necessary books to read. Source: Internet
I understand clickbait and all, but shouldn't Huffington Post at least have some fuzzy pictures, or sideboobs? Source: Internet
In our culture of 24-hour news, sound bites, and clickbait, the tension between the fast-paced events of the day and the laborious strides of the judicial system is heightened even further. Source: Internet
Another sign of a clickbait site is that the information is often generic with little added value, and often simply sourced from Wikipedia. Source: Internet
Because this is The Glow Up and we don’t do boring—and we definitely aren’t going to burden ourselves with enlightening those who only want to play in the dark (when it’s clickbait). Source: Internet
Fake news has been around for a long time, in one form or another, but in 2016, it roared to life as clickbait, made-up articles and phony websites proliferated in social media. Source: Internet