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follow4follow

follow4follow noun: on social media services, the practice of following a user's account in exchange for said person to follow one's account back, usually with the goal of artificially inflating one's follower count.

Noun

follow4follow (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) On social media services, the practice of following a user's account in exchange for said person to follow one's account back, usually with the goal of artificially inflating one's follower count.

Origin of follow4follow

Abbreviation of follow for follow, substituting for for the number which is pronounced the same; itself clipped from follow for a follow or follow for a follow back. Compare sub4sub.

Questions about follow4follow

What does follow4follow mean?
Follow4follow means on social media services, the practice of following a user's account in exchange for said person to follow one's account back, usually with the goal of artificially inflating one's follower count.
What part of speech is follow4follow?
Follow4follow is a noun.

Words near follow4follow in the dictionary

  1. follow-through
  2. follow-throughs
  3. follow-up
  4. follow-ups
  5. follow-worthy
  6. follow4follow
  7. followability
  8. followable
  9. followday
  10. followdays
  11. followe

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