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clickbait in French

clickbait in French is piège à clics, putaclic — clickbait means online content, especially a headline or thumbnail, written to tempt people into clicking rather than to inform them, usually by withholding the point or overstating it.

clickbait in French

piège à clics
noun
putaclic
noun

What does "clickbait" mean?

  1. noun Online content, especially a headline or thumbnail, written to tempt people into clicking rather than to inform them, usually by withholding the point or overstating it.
    "The site survives on clickbait headlines that never deliver."
  2. adjective Designed chiefly to attract clicks rather than to be accurate or useful.
    "That is a clickbait title for a fairly dull study."
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clickbait in a sentence

  • The site survives on clickbait headlines that never deliver.
  • Readers have grown wise to clickbait about miracle cures.
  • That is a clickbait title for a fairly dull study.
  • Editors were told to drop the clickbait approach.

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What is "clickbait" in French?

"clickbait" in French is piège à clics, putaclic. clickbait means: Online content, especially a headline or thumbnail, written to tempt people into clicking rather than to inform them, usually by withholding the point or overstating it.

How do you use "clickbait" in a sentence?

Example: "The site survives on clickbait headlines that never deliver." In French, "clickbait" is piège à clics, putaclic.

Are there other ways to say "clickbait" in French?

Yes — French has 2 translations listed for "clickbait": piège à clics, putaclic.

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