pescaclics

Catalan

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of pesca (“to fish for”) +‎ clics (“clicks”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ˌpɛs.kəˈkliks]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ˌpəs.kəˈkliks]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˌpes.kaˈkliks]

Noun

pescaclics m (invariable)

  1. clickbait
    • 2020 October 1, Àlex Gutiérrez, “Les amebes menjacervells contra els pescaclics honestos”, in Ara Balears‎[1]:
      El pescaclics banal, doncs, és com la pega dolça negra: millor prendre'l només de tant en tant.
      Banal clickbait, then, is like black licorice: it's best to have a piece of it only once in a while.
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