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Definition click bait in British English

click bait noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˈklɪk ˌbeɪt/
1

a link on a website that is designed to catch people's attention and encourage them to read on

Example

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

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Definition click bait in British English