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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
by anonymous November 8, 2020
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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

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.
Clickbait YouTuber: If you don't like this video in the next three seconds, there will be a spider in ur bed 2night!
by kylerrat May 19, 2020
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clickbait

something on YouTube that Youtubers use to get subscribers to click on the video.
Yo! Use that CLICKBAIT with me without my shirt
by snakerbakerbrowhat October 12, 2017
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Clickbaiting

The act of obsessively following links in your feeds in hopes of finding something stimulating.
Grant was on the couch in the living room clickbaiting through UBIs about his dream car, the Ford Focus, instead of attending to his woman's needs in the bedroom.
by NavyRhino May 29, 2023
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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
by totalbastard May 12, 2020
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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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