Rage bait is focused on making viewers lose their cool The other day, Jennifer Lawrence did the classic example of what it means to rage bait. A self-professed rage baiter as she herself says, the ...

The Oxford University Press promises it's not rage baiting with its two-word Word of the Year. The publishing house announced on Dec. 1 that its experts have named "rage bait" the 2025 Word of the ...

Previous words of the year include "podcast," "goblin mode" and "brain rot." The Oxford University Press has selected "rage bait" as its word of the year, in a nod to how easily digital indignation ...

Rage bait has been named the official Oxford word of 2025 after language experts noticed its usage has tripled this year. Oxford University Press, which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary, said ...

Existence of phrase – to describe content intended to make you angry – shows people are aware of manipulation tactics used online, says Oxford Dictionary publisher Good news for those who find their ...

The Oxford University Press defines "rage bait" as "online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative or offensive, typically posted in order to ...

The term "rage bait" has been chosen as Oxford's Word of the Year for 2025, reflecting the rise of outrage-driven online content. It beat contenders "aura farming ...

Even if you don't know the meaning of the Oxford University Press' word of the year for 2025, you've probably been a victim of it on social media. The publisher for the Oxford English Dictionary said ...

One simple superhero move: Block the accounts that try to make you angry just to get your attention. When you block them, they lose the power to control your mood. Even the algorithm stops pushing ...

Not long ago, making people angry was a bad idea. Nowadays, rage is a hot commodity. Time it right and you can build a whole media empire or political machine on some well-cultivated fury. At the very ...

And it has become so ubiquitous online that the Oxford Dictionary named “rage bait” as its Word of the Year on Sunday. Use of the term has increased threefold this year, suggesting people know “they ...

LONDON — Oxford University Press has named “rage bait’’ as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025. The phrase refers to online content that is “deliberately designed to elicit ...