sharebait
Website content that exists only to be shared, aimed at generating advertising…Website content that exists only to be shared, aimed at generating advertising revenue, especially at the expense of quality or accuracy, relying on sensationalist headlines to attract click-throughs.
US/ˈʃɛɹ.beɪt/
Meaning
1 senses(Internet, derogatory, informal, uncountable)Website content that exists only to be shared, aimed at generating advertising revenue, especially at the expense of quality or accuracy, relying on sensationalist headlines to attract click-throughs.
Origin
From share + -bait (manipulation to elicit a particular response).From share + -bait (manipulation to elicit a particular response).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable