Oxford University Press, publisher of that great bastion of humane learning, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), has chosen its 2025 Word of the Year. It’s (or, should I say, they are?) “rage bait”.

And for those thinking Oxford is rage baiting them by declaring two words to be the word of the year, the publisher explained ...

The term "has become shorthand for content designed to elicit anger by being frustrating, offensive or deliberately divisive ...

LONDON, 1 Dec: Rage bait, or online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage, was on Monday named the word of the year by Oxford University Press (OUP), the publisher of the Oxford ...

Use of the phrase "rage bait" has tripled in the past 12 months alone. It's the perfect sentiment to describe our current digital landscape.

Oxford University Press has named “rage bait’’ as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025.

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What does rage baiting mean, why did Oxford choose this word, and what does it say about the world in 2025? We explain.

Oxford Dictionary has revealed that its 2025 Word of the Year is “rage bait!”According to the dictionary published by the ...

It’s often used in ‘internet-speak’. Rage bait is defined as ‘online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage ...

The word refers to social media posts which are deliberately controversial, provocative or misinformed in order to drive ...