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
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Dude 1: “Did you see bot on Character AI? It’s such a clickbait bot.”
Dude 2: “Yeah, I immediately just moved on and found a better bot.”
Dude 2: “Yeah, I immediately just moved on and found a better bot.”
by manaphy_games July 22, 2024
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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
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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!
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?”
“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
Get the Clickbait mug.A digital nightmare where you type something completely innocent into a search engine — like “sand pussy” (you meant the desert cat, Felis margarita) or “vaginal health” (you meant actual health) — and instead get a wall of Pornhub results or links for other porn sites, questionable thumbnails, or sketchy ads for products you never wanted. It’s like you opened a door expecting a science museum, and walked straight into an 18+ pop-up dungeon.
Breakdown:
* Clickbait = misleading, provocative content
* Nightmare = the emotional trauma of seeing it when all you wanted was cat facts or vulval hygiene tips → Clickbaitmare: The moment the internet betrays your wholesome intent
Breakdown:
* Clickbait = misleading, provocative content
* Nightmare = the emotional trauma of seeing it when all you wanted was cat facts or vulval hygiene tips → Clickbaitmare: The moment the internet betrays your wholesome intent
🤯 Situations:
1. You’re just a humble animal lover.
You type “sand pussy” thinking you’ll find photos of adorable sand cats — tiny wild felines that live in the desert.
Instead, you get an instant porn preview carousel and Google’s entire understanding of “pussy” collapses into one grimy rabbit hole.
You’ve entered a clickbaitmare.
2. You’re Googling actual health advice.
You type “vagina health” to look up natural remedies, articles from Mayo Clinic, or proper care routines.
But Google decides you probably meant:
* NSFW “guides”
* Huge Fat Vagina porn videos. Fat porky Kali West flashes her huge boobs and rubs her pussy
* And at least one link to a site that says free premium porn but it’s a scam.
You weren’t looking for a gynecologist with OnlyFans. You just wanted to know if coconut oil was okay. Welcome back to your clickbaitmare.
“I just wanted to show my niece what a sand cat (Felis margarita) looks like, but Google gave me cursed hentai pussy trauma instead. Classic clickbaitmare.”
“Typed in ‘vagina health’ and ended up with lots and lots of pornhub results, that was a full-on clickbaitmare.”
1. You’re just a humble animal lover.
You type “sand pussy” thinking you’ll find photos of adorable sand cats — tiny wild felines that live in the desert.
Instead, you get an instant porn preview carousel and Google’s entire understanding of “pussy” collapses into one grimy rabbit hole.
You’ve entered a clickbaitmare.
2. You’re Googling actual health advice.
You type “vagina health” to look up natural remedies, articles from Mayo Clinic, or proper care routines.
But Google decides you probably meant:
* NSFW “guides”
* Huge Fat Vagina porn videos. Fat porky Kali West flashes her huge boobs and rubs her pussy
* And at least one link to a site that says free premium porn but it’s a scam.
You weren’t looking for a gynecologist with OnlyFans. You just wanted to know if coconut oil was okay. Welcome back to your clickbaitmare.
“I just wanted to show my niece what a sand cat (Felis margarita) looks like, but Google gave me cursed hentai pussy trauma instead. Classic clickbaitmare.”
“Typed in ‘vagina health’ and ended up with lots and lots of pornhub results, that was a full-on clickbaitmare.”
by EMD F59PHI September 26, 2025
Get the clickbaitmare mug.Also called engagement bait sometimes, Clickbait is when something (typically on Youtube thumbnail) says its something (like a product), while being something else entirely, just so it gets your click.
Clickbait usually came in the form of an extreme thumbnail and title (like a youtuber's death, which was far more common than you might think), and the actual video would be on something completely different, or would actually be what it stated it was, but the thing that made you click on the video is not actually present.
Most clickbait videos would be countdowns, and would want you stick around for Number 1, which would make kids (which was mainly the target audience) to click and watch until that point, just for Number 1 to not be what the thumbnail said it was.
Clickbait usually came in the form of an extreme thumbnail and title (like a youtuber's death, which was far more common than you might think), and the actual video would be on something completely different, or would actually be what it stated it was, but the thing that made you click on the video is not actually present.
Most clickbait videos would be countdowns, and would want you stick around for Number 1, which would make kids (which was mainly the target audience) to click and watch until that point, just for Number 1 to not be what the thumbnail said it was.
by appleapple_1 December 27, 2025
Get the Clickbait mug.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 4, 2016
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