trendbait en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *trandijan Old English trendan Middle English trenden English trend Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydt Proto-Germanic *bītaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *baitijaną Old Norse beitabor. Middle English bayte English bait English -bait English trendbait From trend + -bait.
Meanings
- (Internet, derogatory, uncountable) Content created with the purpose of becoming viral.