link bait

1. In SEO, content placed on a web site specifically for the purpose of enticing people to link to it.

2. (occasionally) Content that turned out accidentally to be link bait.

Your PR is zero. You need some link bait.

link bait by Downstrike September 19, 2006

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link baiting

The web publishing practice, usually on news or blogging sites, where something controversial is written (or a controversial headling is written) that the publisher knows will get a lot of interest from site visitors.

The ultimate goal is that the link will then appear on link aggregating sites (Digg, Fark, StumbleUpon, College Humor, Drudge, etc.), which will bring even more traffic to the site.

"Hey, look at this! 'Gay Preacher Caught Having Sex With Porpoise!'"

"Hah, looks like link baiting to me."

link baiting by Felio July 27, 2009

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linkbait

A headline or title that attracts a high volume of online links. Applies particularly to bloggers hoping to land on the homepage of Digg or Reddit, or anyone hoping that their post will go viral on Twitter.

"Top 10" lists always make for great linkbait.

linkbait by Dona Francisquita March 22, 2010

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How bout dem knicks?

A phrase referring twoard the New York Knicks.
Its usually said to break an unplesent moment of silence.

Guy 1: I think I may be gay.
Guy 2: ...
Guy 1: ...
Guy 2: How bout dem knicks?

How bout dem knicks? by Flame060 March 28, 2005

Word of the Day on June 8, 2026

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Power Couple

A relationship between two people who are equally as cool as each other. They are as individually awesome and fun to be around as they are when they are together.

Neither one depends on the other for their feelings of self worth- they know in their heart that they are just as valuable to the world as the other. Good looking, optimistic, and sparks a light in the world that people recognize that goes beyond a normal relationship.

In a power couple, if one person is flawed, the other person makes up for their weaknesses in strength. Together they are the epitome of what anyone would desire in a relationship. They encourage goodness in the world and make it a better place by being together.

I'm a fan of those two, they are such a power couple, the epitome of what anyone would want in a relationship.

I am envious of them because they are a power couple.

Power Couple by Pina28 May 23, 2012

Word of the Day on June 7, 2026

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Shitdar

Spidey sense for evading poop on the street, canine or otherwise.

When walking in NYC or LA, you need shitdar.

Shitdar by Sickomonster June 3, 2026

Word of the Day on June 6, 2026

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Shackteâu

A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:

Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.

Shackteâu by ez-dog June 4, 2026

Word of the Day on June 5, 2026

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