"like4like" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Abbreviation of like for like, itself a clipping of like for a like back or a similar phrasing; otherwise analysable as like (“to show approval of something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote”) + 4 (“abbreviation of for”) + like. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|like|4|like|t1=to show approval of something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote|t2=abbreviation of for}} like (“to show approval of something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote”) + 4 (“abbreviation of for”) + like Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} like4like (uncountable)
  1. (Internet slang) On social media services, the practice of liking a person's post or page in exchange for said person mutually liking one's post or page back, sometimes with the goal of artificially inflating one's like count. Tags: Internet, uncountable Categories (topical): Social media Related terms: follow4follow, join4join, sub4sub Coordinate_terms: view4view
    Sense id: en-like4like-en-noun-q~XuFwGk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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