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Clickbait

You know that moment...When you see something cool...you click on it...but that cool thing isn't there ? Yep that's clickbait.
I just got clickbaited.
by Mr. Wikipedia December 2, 2017
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Clickbait

If you don't know what clickbait is by now... well, here it is:

Clickbait: content that is labelled with an extremely exciting/sensational title but with content nothing close to it.

Point is, you click on it and:
1. The person who posted the clickbait gets a view;
2. The website who made it gets ad money;
3. You get shown a scam.

The point of clickbait is to entice you to click on something. Once you've clicked, the baiter gets some kind of benefit while you get disappointed.
If you want to avoid clickbait, avoid:
>ANYTHING IN ALL CAPS.
>A billion question marks!!!!!!!!!!!
>"NOT CLICKBAIT"
>"GONE SEXUAL"
>"Experts/Doctors/ Baffled"
>"Simple Trick"
>Anything Where Each First Letter In Every Word Is Capitalised.
>Anything you see at the bottom of a site (Recommended by Taboola, etc.).
by a doorknob July 29, 2018
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clickbaiter

Clickbaiter is a person, who titles their video/article to something, that isn't related to their video/article. They just want views/clicks to get popular/viral.
Clickbait Video title: I AM BETTER THAN NINJA IN FORTNITE
Clickbaiter's Video content: "So I am watching some Fortnite videos!"
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Clickbait Article title: WORLD END DATE REVEALED!
Clickbaiter's Article content: "It might be in 3012, but we are only 2% sure"
by Sandnder August 18, 2018
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Clickbaiting wanker

A wanker that clickbaits people like Jake Paul, KSI and JMS.
JMS: TODAY I WILL BE DOING AN *INSANE* CHALLENGE AND I WILL EAT SHIT
ME: Ahhh shit.. the clickbaiting wanker clickbaited me again.
by JMS IS FAGGOT April 2, 2020
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Clickbait

When someone wants attention online so they make up fake shit. It often backfires right in their face and they get unpopular, which they deserve.
Person 1: Did you hear about that bitchass who click-baited?
Person 2: Yeah! They’ve lost 2M subscribers already!
Person 1: Well that’s what they deserve for making clickbait!
by wellletsvibe April 4, 2020
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academic clickbait

When dumb scientists use their "smart papers" (ie: physicists with PhDs vs real engineers who actually develop progress) and use clickbait techniques in skewing searches with academic archives with intent of creating artificial interests for monetary/career/contrarian reasons.
Did u see the 1st picture of a black hole?
Yeah, too bad it's just academic clickbait as u cant take a picture of a black hole except for the gravitational effects surrounding the accretion disk... what suckers
by M.K.Ultra April 10, 2019
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Chris ENJOY clickbait

The 3rd best Youtuber ever who makes "quality" content and you should totally subscribe to also he is addicted to eating leaves lol
Ayyy did you know Chris ENJOY clickbait is addicted to leafs lol
by Chris ENJOY clickbait yt October 11, 2019
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