click bait

A form of clickbait — 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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Meanings

nounclick bait (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of clickbait.
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click bait. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/click%20bait

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“click bait.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/click%20bait. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “click bait,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/click%20bait.

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