Meanings
- InternetneologismuncountableThe malicious practice of tricking users of a social networking website into "liking" something they did not intend to like.
No risk of "likejacking", "clickjacking", spammy apps or anything else that's so prevalent these days.
2011, Sycho, “Insurgents Intercept Drone Video in King-Size Security Breach (Updated, with Video)”, in alt.2600 (Usenet)1 more example
On Facebook, the form this takes has been dubbed Likejacking, because the object of the scam is to get you to click a hidden Like button, sending out a News Feed story saying that you Liked a Page or a link that you haven't, in fact, Liked.
2010, Dave Awl, Facebook Me!
Origin
Blend of like + hijacking; compare clickjacking.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
likejacking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/likejacking
“likejacking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/likejacking. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “likejacking,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/likejacking.
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