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.