"follow4follow" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: 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. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} follow4follow (uncountable)
  1. (Internet slang) 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. Tags: Internet, uncountable Categories (topical): Social media Related terms: join4join, like4like Coordinate_terms: sub4sub
    Sense id: en-follow4follow-en-noun-DXxzd16C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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