"hate click" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hate clicks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hate click (plural hate clicks)
  1. (Internet slang, chiefly in the plural) The act of deliberately following a hyperlink to a news story etc. that is likely to make one angry. Tags: Internet, in-plural Related terms: clickbait, hate-watch
    Sense id: en-hate_click-en-noun-Am4m8vH6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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