clickbait
English
/ˈklɪkbeɪt/
noun
Definitions
- (Internet) Website content that is aimed at generating advertising revenue, especially at the expense of quality or accuracy, relying on sensationalist headlines to attract click-throughs; such headlines.
Etymology
Compound from English click + English bait.
Origin
English
bait
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autoclick English
- bait English
- baitable English
- baitcaster English
- baitcasting English
- baiter English
- baitest English
- baiteth English
- baitfish English
- baitholder English
- baithook English
- baitless English
- baitshop English
- baitware English
- baitwell English
- bearbait English
- click English
- click wheel English
- clickability English
- clickable English
- clickbaiter English
- clickbaity English
- clicker English
- clickfest English
- clickity English
- clickless English
- clickocracy English
- clickstream English
- clickthrough English
- clickworthy English
- clickwrap English
- clicky English
- crankbait English
- crowbait English
- dickbait English
- fishbait English
- flamebait English
- fuckbait English
- gaybait English
- groundbait English
- jailbait English
- keyclick English
- link bait English
- midclick English
- misclick English
- mouseclick English
- prebait English
- queerbait English
- ragebait English
- rebait English
- redbait English
- scambait English
- sharebait English
- shark bait English
- slam-clicker English
- spinnerbait English
- spoonbait English
- stinkbait English
- swimbait English
- unclick English
- whitebait English
- Clickbaiting German
- clickbait Dutch, Flemish
- clicar Portuguese
- bayte Middle English
- cliceáil Irish
- คลิก Thai
- cliog Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- הקליק Hebrew (modern)
- קליק Hebrew (modern)
- bet Bislama
- bait
- click
- baiter
- rebait
- clicky
- redbait
- baitest
- gaybait
- unclick
- baiteth
- prebait
- clicker
- ragebait
- keyclick
- bearbait
- fuckbait
- swimbait
- baitless
- scambait
- dickbait
- baithook
- midclick
- clickity
- baitware
- baitwell
- baitfish
- baitshop
- misclick
- crowbait
- fishbait
- jailbait
- baitable
- clickless
- autoclick
- flamebait
- whitebait
- clickable
- stinkbait
- link bait
- sharebait
- clickwrap
- spoonbait
- crankbait
- queerbait
- clickfest
- shark bait
- clickbaity
- baitcaster
- groundbait
- baitholder
- mouseclick
- spinnerbait
- click wheel
- baitcasting
- clickstream
- clickworthy
- clickocracy
- clickbaiter
- slam-clicker
- clickthrough
- clickability