Clickbait

A genre of video mainly on the platform YouTube which features a title and thumbnail about the game Fortnite that has something that looks cool or trending, but when clicked, the video is not about what the thumbnail was and is a poorly edited or not edited at all video about unedited Fortnite which usually results in a significant loss of braincells.

Grownup College Dropout: gets up
"I really want views on YouTube, but how? I don't know how to make good content."
"Hey look! There's that trending game Fortnite! I'll make a video about me playing Fortnite! Now I just need a cool thumbnail, and I'll be famous!"
Gets free fortnite thumbnail template and makes title of video "OMG!! You won't BELIEVE this trickshot in Fortnite! (99 KILLS IN DOUBLES) (*INSANE*) (YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED!)
goes from 2 subs to 9Mil
The YouTube community that has braincells: CLICKBAITING IDIOT

by i think i'm smart but sike October 25, 2018

Clickbait

Every YouTuber uses it except for reactions but those are shitty enough

Ryan vo wrote this definition about clickbait

by LiquidChicken aka RIKU WARREN October 6, 2017

Clickbaitism

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.

You can get a degree in clickbaitism at the University of Mount Whateverest.

by KeSch November 15, 2023

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

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

Clickbait

Roses are red violets are blue durv does clickbait alot of it too

Oh durv calls boss baby dats clickbait at its finest

by Thicc_Pyrocynical_Thicc May 6, 2018

Clickbait

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

by Thicc_Pyrocynical_Thicc May 7, 2018