link-baiting

A form of linkbaiting — The practice of creating content that attracts a lot of inbound links and generates buzz.

Meanings

nounlink-baiting (countable and uncountable, plural link-baitings)

plural link-baitings

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of linkbaiting.

    Carles continued to cover Del Rey until her recent performance on SNL, when the posing and link-baiting and snark all built up until something snapped.

    2012 January 19, Rob Trump, “Watching Hipster Runoff Eat its Own Tail”, in New York
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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