Clickbaitness

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being clickbaity or being clickbait. informal, uncountable

    "A canny marketer, García Martínez wrote, could "goose" purchasing power if Facebook's estimation of its "clickbaitness" was high. The Trump campaign's superior grip on this dynamic allowed it to buy choice ad space at bargain prices, while the reverse was true for Clinton."

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"A canny marketer, García Martínez wrote, could "goose" purchasing power if Facebook's estimation of its "clickbaitness" was high. The Trump campaign's superior grip on this dynamic allowed it to buy choice ad space at bargain prices, while the reverse was true for Clinton."

Etymology

From clickbait + -ness.

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