How to pronounce“clickbait”in English
IPA/ˈklɪkbeɪt/
Syllablesclic·kbait
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Definitions of “clickbait”
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noun
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.
“Fairfax's sites are renowned for what is sometimes called ‘clickbait’: headlines written to beguile passing eyeballs but which obscure nondescript or irrelevant stories.”
verb
To add clickbait to a web page; to direct clickbait at someone.
“Whether they're acts of clickbaiting or dumbness, internet headlines routinely mischaracterize quotes, inaccurately paraphrase statements, and misuse specific terms, all to make readers click.”