link-bait

A form of link bait — Articles, infographics, videos, and other content on websites created as part of a strategy to attract links and go viral.

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Meanings

nounlink-bait (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of link bait.
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APA

link-bait. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/link-bait

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“link-bait.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/link-bait. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “link-bait,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/link-bait.

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