Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

likejacking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: like-jack-ing
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The malicious practice of tricking users of a social networking website into "liking" something they did not intend to like.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"On Facebook, the form this takes has been dubbed Likejacking, because the object of the scam is to get you to click a hidden Like button, sending out a News Feed story saying that you Liked a Page or a link that you haven't, in fact, Liked."
"No risk of "likejacking", "clickjacking", spammy apps or anything else that's so prevalent these days."

Etymology

Blend of like + hijacking; compare clickjacking.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does likejacking mean?: The malicious practice of tricking users of a social networking website into "liking" something they did not intend to like.
Where does likejacking come from?: Blend of like + hijacking; compare clickjacking.

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