nounDownload🔗ShareWebsite 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.Examples:"The student realized the shocking article about a new school policy was just clickbait designed to get more views for the website. "mediainternettechnologycommunicationbusinessentertainmentwritingcomputingqualitywordstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbDownload🔗ShareTo add clickbait to a web page; to direct clickbait at someone.Examples:"The website tried to attract more visitors by clickbaiting users with shocking headlines that weren't actually related to the article content. "mediainternetcomputingtechnologycommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading