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Thumb Stopper A visual or informational element specifically designed to make a scrolling user physically stop and pay attention.

Origin:Creator/advertising-economy vocabulary describing the specific design goal of interrupting the automatic scrolling motion of a feed browser.
First Seen:2016
Peak Era:2016-2026 (Active)
Aura Impact:0 Aura (Standard Creator Terminology)

EXAMPLE USAGE

"That thumbnail is a genuine thumb stopper, I had to click just to see what it was."

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