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Define Click Bait Meaning

Click Bait
An eyecatching link on a website which encourages people to read on. It is often paid for by the advertiser ("Paid" click bait) or generates income based on the number of clicks.

This is not news, really. It’s click bait, the stuff pageviews are made of.

OR

This is the worst article I've ever read, clearly from a massive Microsoft hater or paid by Apple/Google. It's just paid FUD clickbait, wouldn't expect any better of news.com.au. Source: Whirlpool Forum 21 Oct 2012.
By Wren
Click Bait
A title or preview for a website, video, or other form of media that is misleading. It either doesn't have anything to do with the media or is providing false information.

An example of click bait is a title that says "Make hundreds of dollars easy!" but then links to an article promoting a window washing company. Or, a video title like "New gameplay of GAME!" with no actual gameplay in the video.

In a Sentence:
The website said that this article would tell me how to make a lot of money but it was just promoting a company, such a clickbait title.
By Diane-Marie
Click Bait
An online tool used to lure people into clicking on your website. It comes in a couple different forms:

One form of click bait is a thumbnail. Often these types of click bait will feature pictures of hot women or something else that can grab your attention

Another popular form is the caption of a thumbnail. These are used to build suspense and make you want to read the page. Some popular examples are "*politician* does *something newsworthy*", "you won't believe what *celebrity* did", and finally, "amazing trick to *do something hard*"

Click bait was very popular when youtube began, as many aspiring youtubers would utilize click bait to get people to click on their videos.

Guy 1: Look at that link! "Amazing trick to lose 50 pounds!"

Guy 2: It's just click bait
By Jaclin
Click Bait
When there is a video or article that has an eye catching thumbnail but when you click the Video/article it has nothing to do with the thumb nail

friend:WOW THIS VIDEO LOOKS SO COOL
me: Don't watch it its just click bait!
By Carmine
Click Bait
is something Markiplier does to get young kids to watchs his videos overreacted videos

Person 1: hey what's click bait?
Person 2: google Markiplier and then your know.
By Nike
Click-Bait
When a news article or link has a provocative title in order to get you to click on it.
Even though it's actually total sensationalism bullshit.

TITLE
'President Obama loves KKK!?'

"Hey what the fuck, Deshaun you see this shit?"
"Ahah man, that shit's just click-bait!"
*click*
"Obama loves the Krispey Kreme's new special item, 'Krispey Glazed Bear Claws.'"
By Hildegarde
Click Bait
An urban dictionary reader searched the term "click bait." What happened next will shock you.

I'm never gonna click that link--there's no story there. It's click bait!
By Shina
Click Bait
A link or website that is falsely advertised as attractive but in reality it either false news or boring . It's common on YouTube , Social Media and Ads

Hey dude, that's a YouTube Click Bait, don't press on it. The New England Patriots didn't lose the the Denver Broncos
By Kristan
Click Bait
'Click bait' is a popular word used on the internet. It is when you use a picture or sentence to lure people to click on your website/link/video, but is not always entirely true. For example, you could make a thumbnail for your YouTube video with bold letters saying: 'I NEARLY DIED?!' and lots of watchers would immediately click on your video because they want to know what happened. It is considered click bait only when the video maker lies about what the video is about.

I'm so mad! This YouTuber just click baited me! What a waste of my time.
By Eileen
Click Bait
Ali-a the Youtuber.

Hey guys it's Ali-a back here with another click bait video *Ali-a music starts playing*
By Alexis