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link whoring

link whoring noun: the practice of going out of one's way to place links to one's website on someone else's web page.

Noun

link whoring (uncountable)

  1. (Internet, derogatory, informal, often) The practice of going out of one's way to place links to one's website on someone else's web page.

Questions about link whoring

What does link whoring mean?
Link whoring means the practice of going out of one's way to place links to one's website on someone else's web page.
What part of speech is link whoring?
Link whoring is a noun.

Words near link whoring in the dictionary

  1. link up
  2. link verb
  3. link verbs
  4. link whore
  5. link whores
  6. link whoring
  7. link worker
  8. link workers
  9. link-bait
  10. link-baiting
  11. link-dead

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