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listicle

listicle n. a (newspaper, magazine, web site, etc.) article consisting primarily of a list. Editorial Note: This term is often used in a deprecating way, to describe an article or news story which required very little effort to produce. Etymological Note: list + article (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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