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flesh-bait

An advertising scheme composed of sexual imagery designed to increase customer traffic or click-through rate. It is a simple advertising gimmick based on the adage, "sex sells."

For example, billboards, banner ads, YouTube thumbnails, and etc., using nude or sparsely clothed models to misrepresent the product or content beyond the imagery.

Usage 1:
This YouTube channel flesh-baits users into viewing videos.

Usage 2:
All that advertisement is doing is flesh-baiting customers.

by JamesSalem February 9, 2013