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.
by Brian SJ September 04, 2016
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.
Title: CALLING MICKEY MOUSE AT 3 AM!!! OMG HE ACTUALLY ANSWERED!!! NOT CLICKBAIT.
by IamAhooman_00 February 01, 2021
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.
Clickbaitism is clickbait combined with really bad and dishonest journalism.
Especially social media and sponsored articles lead to a new form of clickbaitism.
by KeSch November 15, 2023
When a C.Ai bot has a lengthy, descriptive greeting but the messages sent after are short, bland 1-3 sentence messages.
Dude 1: “Did you use bot on Character AI? It’s such a clickbait bot.”
Dude 2: “Yeah, the greeting was a whole novel but then it said forgetful short messages. Never using that bot again.”
Dude 2: “Yeah, the greeting was a whole novel but then it said forgetful short messages. Never using that bot again.”
by manaphy_games July 22, 2024
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.
by dswqsa895 January 21, 2024
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
by Y Gwir April 21, 2023