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.
He always uses verbal clickbait to try to start conversations.
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Get the clickbait mug.Lying about something in the title and thumbnail of a video to get some clicks.
Then using phobias of young children to get them to put a like on the video.
Then using phobias of young children to get them to put a like on the video.
Clickbait YouTuber: If you don't like this video in the next three seconds, there will be a spider in ur bed 2night!
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by ThatGuyHasABigPP May 2, 2020
Get the Clickbait mug.A form of lying to people on the Internet in order to get people to click on their videos. The lying informs that something has been done on the video, but that "something" is not even there. This is often used on YouTube and other social media. The word's name explains the whole definition.
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