by Vevralavoo November 15, 2019
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Eric- Hey Jim, I think Fox News has an obsession with The Huffington Post.
Tim- Why's that Eric?
Eric- Because they're extensively Clickbateing Their Facebook Messenger article from 8 months ago.
Tim- Why's that Eric?
Eric- Because they're extensively Clickbateing Their Facebook Messenger article from 8 months ago.
by Al3xand3rTh3Gr3at August 22, 2014
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Anyone who types this instead of " clickbait " is obviously below the age of 12. You've gotta correct them and make them understand that it's called clickbait.
by Alians November 18, 2016
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A physical or verbal threat of beating the viewer up if they do not consent to watch your 3am challenge videos.
A physical or verbal threat of beating the viewer up if they do not consent to watch your 3am challenge videos.
"Hey Criss, please watch my new video, '*NEW* YOUTUBER SIMULATOR Mod in Among Us'."
"no"
"im gonna beat you up criss YOURE GONNA PERISH AS WE SPEAK. WTACH MY *NEW* YOUTUBER SIMULATOR Mod in Among Us VIDEO NOWWWWWWWWWWW"
"STOP NO I'LL WATCH YOUR CASHCOW CLICKBATE VIDEO PLZZZZZZZZ"
"no"
"im gonna beat you up criss YOURE GONNA PERISH AS WE SPEAK. WTACH MY *NEW* YOUTUBER SIMULATOR Mod in Among Us VIDEO NOWWWWWWWWWWW"
"STOP NO I'LL WATCH YOUR CASHCOW CLICKBATE VIDEO PLZZZZZZZZ"
by Jimmy Johnson Piezonoes November 1, 2021
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Her exceeding long, uninformative, and purposefully deceitful Facebook video was nothing but clickbate.
by Azliberal April 22, 2022
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The "bait" comes in many shapes and sizes, but it is usually intentionally misleading and/or crassly provocative. Clicking will inevitably cause disappointment. Clickbait is usually created for money.
One common type is adverts and spam, such as you might find on a random website or in your Facebook feed. Such clickbait usually leads to a site which tries to sell you something or possibly extort you, by withholding the promised "bait". Typical examples include: a sexy picture which promises to show more; suggestive and intriguing captions, like "you won't believe what this hot girl did"; stories designed to inflame people, such as by playing on political passions, like "woman demands more benefits to pay for comfort eating"; and claimed weight loss methods or body building methods, often with some "weird easy trick".
The second main variety is headlines to media sites which make money from page views. Common offenders are Buzzfeed, and Gawker and its affiliated sites. The headlines are designed to cause maximum provocation or interest, but as a result are frequently extremely exaggerated or flat out lies, and the articles themselves are often just as shoddy.
The "bait" comes in many shapes and sizes, but it is usually intentionally misleading and/or crassly provocative. Clicking will inevitably cause disappointment. Clickbait is usually created for money.
One common type is adverts and spam, such as you might find on a random website or in your Facebook feed. Such clickbait usually leads to a site which tries to sell you something or possibly extort you, by withholding the promised "bait". Typical examples include: a sexy picture which promises to show more; suggestive and intriguing captions, like "you won't believe what this hot girl did"; stories designed to inflame people, such as by playing on political passions, like "woman demands more benefits to pay for comfort eating"; and claimed weight loss methods or body building methods, often with some "weird easy trick".
The second main variety is headlines to media sites which make money from page views. Common offenders are Buzzfeed, and Gawker and its affiliated sites. The headlines are designed to cause maximum provocation or interest, but as a result are frequently extremely exaggerated or flat out lies, and the articles themselves are often just as shoddy.
Thanks for wasting my time with this lying clickbait, random Gawker editor. Congratulations, you've gotten your two cents out of me. Now off you go and spend it on your favourite brand of cheap gin - the one you swill at night as you silently shed tears whilst contemplating your miserable, tortured existence and failed journalism career.
by Gloone February 23, 2015
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