Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Articles, infographics, videos, and other content on websites created as part of a strategy to attract links and go viral.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, uncountable
Topics: business, marketing
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet, nonstandard, uncountable
Topics: business, marketing
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From link + -bait (manipulation to elicit a particular response).
