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Clickbait

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
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Clickbait-Bob

Teasing people in group chats who never respond with something irrestible, than pulling a bait & switch.
“Why did Hill cross the road?”

“1”

“None of my business. Hills a grown ass woman and I don’t need to know all the details of her life. Furthermore, I trust her judgement. She could have been buying groceries for all I care. Or better yet perhaps it’s a Norwegian tradition. But at the end of the day, I think we should ALL respect each others privacy!!”

“Love it! Def not Clickbait-Bob”

“Actually, that was textbook Clickbait-Bob!”
by Clickbait-Bob January 28, 2019
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Example: **OMG** I FOUND A ALIEN IN THE FORTITE VORTEX ***CRAZY*** or Making my duck a roblox account :OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
|Clickbait= people who make titles and thumbnails that not represent the video/post for millons of clicks and views they usally make money outta this.
by idontknowwhattoputheresoleave September 30, 2018
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Roses are red violets are blue durv does clickbait alot of it too
Oh durv calls boss baby dats clickbait at its finest
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Roses are red voilets are blue, durv does clickbait alot of it too
Oh da hell why does myth put 50 kills on his vid but only gets 13 dats clickbait
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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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