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Luring someone in with the promise of one thing, then delivering something completely different once they've committed to clicking, watching, or engaging — the mechanism behind pranks like Rickrolling.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Classic bait-and-switch, the link promised one thing and delivered something entirely else."
LORE & ORIGIN
A commerce and advertising term repurposed for online media once linking to something other than what was promised became a common prank and manipulation tactic.
FIRST SEEN
2001
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
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CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Slang
EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+1 AURA
TREND STATUS
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DOCUMENTED SINCE
2001
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