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Thumb Stopper

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FORCE: Attention EconomyUNIVERSE: Creator EconomyCLUSTER: Attention-Capture Vocabulary

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

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

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

LORE & 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 (EDITORIAL)
2016-2026 (Active)
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang
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