link bait
English
noun
Definitions
- (internet) Articles, infographics, videos, and other content on websites created as part of a strategy to attract links and go viral.
- (internet) Provocative headlines designed specifically to persuade people to click or share by using loaded terminology (e.g. incredible, secret, shocking, unbelievable), posing provocative questions, or tying themselves in to hot topics.
Etymology
Compound from English link (torch, light) + English bait.
Origin
English
bait
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Centrelink English
- Hopf link English
- Whitehead link English
- airlink English
- backlink 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
- chainlink English
- clickbait English
- commlink English
- crankbait English
- cross-link English
- crosslink English
- crowbait English
- cufflink English
- datalink English
- delink English
- dickbait English
- dislink English
- downlink English
- draglink English
- drawlink English
- enlink English
- fishbait English
- flamebait English
- fuckbait English
- gaybait English
- groundbait English
- hotlink English
- hyperlink English
- inlink English
- interlink English
- jailbait English
- link English
- link boy English
- linkability English
- linkable English
- linkage English
- linkback English
- linker English
- linkest English
- linketh English
- linkfest English
- linkful English
- linkification English
- linkify English
- linkless English
- linklist English
- linklog English
- linkman English
- linkrot English
- linkspan English
- linkup English
- linkware English
- linkway English
- linkwork English
- linky English
- mislink English
- multilink English
- outlink English
- overlink English
- permalink English
- prebait English
- queerbait English
- ragebait English
- rebait English
- redbait English
- redlink English
- relink English
- scambait English
- sharebait English
- shark bait English
- sleeve-link English
- slitherlink English
- spinnerbait English
- spoonbait English
- stinkbait English
- stronglink English
- sublink English
- swimbait English
- unlink English
- unlinkability English
- uplink English
- videolink English
- weaklink English
- weblink English
- whitebait English
- wikilink English
- linkki Finnish
- Link German
- link Hungarian
- link Italian
- линк Russian
- link Spanish, Castilian
- link Portuguese
- linque Portuguese
- リンク Japanese
- link Polish
- bayte Middle English
- linke Middle English
- link Danish
- ลิงก์ Thai
- לינק Hebrew (modern)
- liŋka Northern Sami
- 링크 Korean
- bet Bislama
- bait
- link
- linky
- baiter
- delink
- uplink
- unlink
- enlink
- inlink
- linker
- rebait
- linkup
- relink
- sublink
- baitest
- linkify
- weblink
- baiteth
- linkful
- linkage
- redlink
- gaybait
- linkman
- mislink
- linkrot
- hotlink
- linketh
- linklog
- airlink
- dislink
- linkway
- prebait
- redbait
- outlink
- linkest
- draglink
- bearbait
- dickbait
- baitware
- baitshop
- linkspan
- linkless
- jailbait
- linkware
- baitable
- linkwork
- baitless
- weaklink
- baitfish
- crowbait
- wikilink
- cufflink
- ragebait
- overlink
- fuckbait
- datalink
- drawlink
- fishbait
- commlink
- baithook
- linkback
- linkfest
- swimbait
- downlink
- link boy
- linkable
- baitwell
- linklist
- backlink
- scambait
- multilink
- spoonbait
- interlink
- flamebait
- whitebait
- stinkbait
- hyperlink
- queerbait
- chainlink
- clickbait
- permalink
- videolink
- Hopf link
- crankbait
- crosslink
- sharebait
- stronglink
- groundbait
- shark bait
- cross-link
- baitcaster
- Centrelink
- baitholder
- linkability
- slitherlink
- sleeve-link
- baitcasting
- spinnerbait
- linkification
- unlinkability
- Whitehead link