Clickbait

Internet content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page. Ad blockers and a general fall in advertising clicks also affected the clickbait model, as websites moved towards sponsored advertising and native advertising where the content of the article was more important than the click-rate from users of the website. Chum boxes/chumbuckets are usually associated with clickbait, which they do, to some extent. "One weird trick" is a form of clickbait advertising that has been common on the internet since around the late 2000s. The formula used in the advertisements was first applied to weight loss products but has since been extended to cures for problems including hair loss and diabetes. Yellow journalism and the yellow press are American terms for journalism and associated newspapers that present little or no legitimate well-researched news while instead using eye-catching headlines for increased sales. Techniques may include exaggerations of news events, scandal-mongering, or sensationalism. Sensationalism is what clickbait is.

"THIS WILL CHANGE YOUR EYE COLOR..." is a title that is misleading clickbait. "Top 10 <whatevers> that exist in real life!' is clickbait that may include Pokemon as a object. Pokemon are not real, hence the title is misleading.

by Qorptocx December 20, 2018

Clickbait

A device used by Yes Cymru to foment anger amongst its members.

Yes Cymru used clickbait to get its members angry about a fifty pence piece.

by Y Gwir April 21, 2023

Clickbait

Clickbait is a term for videos, pictures, or more that are made to get the most views or clicks on it to get the most clout.

Oftentimes Clickbait on videos will have red arrows, red circles, and absurd things appended to the end of the title, like
*ALMOST DIED* *GONE SEXUAL* *GONE HORRIBLE* *WATCH TO THE END* or multiple at the same time.

jim: i keep getting Clickbait in my suggestions
tom: lol get rekt

by totalbastard May 12, 2020

Clickbait

When i click on clickbait idk if its just me but i want to go to that youtubers house, gouge out their eyes, BREAK THEIR FINGERS, UPPERCUT THEIR ASS TO SATURN, AND THEN LASSO THEM BACK TO ARIZONA.... :). Here are some examples of these bitches... N&A Productions, Jaystation, 5-Minute Crafts, Jake Paul... And.... M-mor-AHH.... Mor-Mo-m- EUUGHH.... M-MORG- MORGZ!!!!! barfs*

Lol this video is 100% Morgz clickbait... Clicks*
Title: CALLING MICKEY MOUSE AT 3 AM!!! OMG HE ACTUALLY ANSWERED!!! NOT CLICKBAIT.

by IamAhooman_00 February 1, 2021

Clickbaitism

The act of creating clickbait headlines - to lure readers to inane, untrue or double-minded articles - sold as journalism.

Clickbaitism is clickbait combined with really bad and dishonest journalism.

Especially social media and sponsored articles lead to a new form of clickbaitism.

You can get a degree in clickbaitism at the University of Mount Whateverest.

by KeSch November 15, 2023

clickbait

when a bitch who attained her position due to nepotism makes a video about her organisation but in reality all in the video is crystal clear fake. A famous party calls her B+ch.Those shits didnt even value a famous party who were supposed to be given"Memers of the century"award.The video also clickbaits a person who loves maths and cm3.

Nazi party: *Sings Athendra and brothers*
Also Nazi party:Wait the school didnt put that in the campus video.Full clickbait.Lets drop Hiroshima Nagasaki on those shits using sins

by Muraligog May 27, 2022

Verbal Clickbait

A phrase or verbal cue intended to solicit attention or further inquiry from an uninvolved third party.

James looked down at his phone and said "wow, that's so cool", hoping that others around him would rush to his side begging for details.

He always uses verbal clickbait to try to start conversations.

by Brian SJ September 4, 2016