click bait

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click bait 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.

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link bait click-bait link-bait linkbait clickthrough click-thru popup shark-bait click-wrap bear-bait linkspam scare-head scare line hit-piece buzzphrase buzz-word buzz word

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