Chumbox

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A grid of clickbait advertisements on a webpage. Internet, derogatory

    "ctrl+f "chumbox" http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/22/5639892/how-weaponized-clickbait-took-over-the-web zero results :("

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"ctrl+f "chumbox" http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/22/5639892/how-weaponized-clickbait-took-over-the-web zero results :("

Etymology

From chum + box, suggesting the chumbuckets used in fishing, full of rancid bait.

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