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legitbait

legitbait noun: content on the internet intended to collect interaction through legitimate means.

Noun

legitbait (countable and uncountable, plural legitbaits)

  1. Content on the internet intended to collect interaction through legitimate means

Forms of legitbait

plurallegitbaits

Origin of legitbait

Coined by Brady Haran, from legit + clickbait.

Questions about legitbait

What does legitbait mean?
Legitbait means content on the internet intended to collect interaction through legitimate means.
What part of speech is legitbait?
Legitbait is a noun.
What is the plural of legitbait?
The plural of legitbait is legitbaits.

Words near legitbait in the dictionary

  1. legist
  2. legistical
  3. legistics
  4. legists
  5. legit
  6. legitbait
  7. legiteral
  8. legiterally
  9. legitim
  10. legitimacies
  11. legitimacy

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