hate click

noun

The act of deliberately following a hyperlink to a news story etc. that is likely to make one angry.

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Meanings

nounhate click (plural hate clicks)

plural hate clicks

  1. Internetin pluralThe act of deliberately following a hyperlink to a news story etc. that is likely to make one angry.
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APA

hate click. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hate%20click

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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