clip farm

verb

To act, or to produce or exploit a situation, with the goal of gaining online attention, especially repeatedly and/or inauthentically.

Meanings

verbclip farm (third-person singular simple present clip farms, present participle clip farming, simple past and past participle clip farmed)

present singular third person clip farms · participle present clip farming · participle past clip farmed · past clip farmed · alternative clip-farm · alternative clipfarm

  1. InternetderogatoryTo act, or to produce or exploit a situation, with the goal of gaining online attention, especially repeatedly and/or inauthentically.

    did trump just win the election by clip farming

    2024 July 14, @ethoz, Twitter
    1 more example

    no way Stable Ronaldo just clip farmed a break in & acted like he got shot

    2024 July 4, @FearedBuck, Twitter
nounclip farm (plural clip farms)

plural clip farms · alternative clip-farm · alternative clipfarm

  1. InternetA content farm that posts clips.

Origin

From clip (“a section of video”) + farm (“to grind in a video game”). Probably influenced by content farm.

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APA

clip farm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clip%20farm

MLA

“clip farm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clip%20farm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clip farm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clip%20farm.

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