Definition of a linkbait

linkbait

noun

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  Citation from "Oxford Word of the Year 2008: Hypermiling", Oxford University Press Blog, November 10 2008 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Word was a semi-finalist in the New Oxford American Dictionary word of the year for 2008 selection.

  Last edited on May 26 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 05 2010.

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