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Clickbait

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.
The video title said "My taco was extremely spicy!", but there was no taco! What a clickbait video!
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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
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Clickbait Criminal

Clickbait Criminal is a provocative and manipulative person whose job is to manufacture clickbait news and videos on a daily basis. Clickbait criminals thrive on provocation and manipulation tactics to attract people by any means necessary. Either business, political, or personal reasons. Clickbait criminal doesn't stop.
Watch just few clickbait criminal headlines in action:

"CIVILIZATION IS ENDING AND YOU WILL BE THE FIRST TO GO!!!!"
“THIS HORRIBLE EVENT YOU CAN’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING!!!!!!”
“HOLY $&@#! IT’S WORSE THAN WE THOUGHT!!!!!!!!!!”
by Naktis October 2, 2023
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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
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Clickbait Jockey

Radio show presenters/hosts who do not achieve their status by merit or talent but by their ability to divide opinion and create social media mountains out of molehills. They are also prepared to endorse conversational topics which would, in regular discussion, send a glass-eye to sleep. Naturally, they think twitter is a reflection of the zeitgeist.
"Welcome to the show. Today's topic, is Donald Trump really an introvert? Call in now on..."

"Ugh! Turn that sh*t off; bloody clickbait jockey"
by Diogenetics October 10, 2017
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Clickbait

a form of false advertisement, uses hyperlink text or a thumbnail link that is designed to attract attention and to entice users to follow that link and read, view, or listen to the linked piece of online content, with a defining characteristic of being deceptive, typically sensationalized or misleading.
these 5-mintues craft videos are clickbait
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Clickbait

Clickbait or (Clique-béaté)
is a french term, coined in the 16th century.

Meaning: To use thy persuasion, to reap the gaze of thou's congregation.
In modern terms, this means, to try to get MAD views!

Don't mislead, intrigue!
The clickbait arrow is sacred!
BenMascott:
“C’mon Ace, I just put ‘You WON’T Believe This Ending!’ and it was a chill Skywars match. It’s fine.”

TheOriginalAce:
“Thou mock the art of the sacred Clickbait arrow, Ben. One must not lie... but lure.”

BenMascott:
“Lure, lie — same thumbnail, bro.”

TheOriginalAce:
Blasphemy. You dare invoke Clique-béaté in vain?”
by BaconFearMC June 26, 2025
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