Oxford University Press announces "rage bait" as word of the year, defined as online content specifically designed to elicit ...

According to Oxford, the term "rage bait" was first used online in 2002 in reference to the reaction of a driver who is ...

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

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Oxford’s language experts, who are the brains behind the Oxford English Dictionary, defined rage bait as “online content ...

Oxford University Press (OUP) has named 'rage bait' as the Oxford Word of the Year 2025, following a public vote that saw ...

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

Oxford names “rage bait” Word of the Year 2025, highlighting rising online outrage culture and how digital platforms use ...

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The New York Times Strands puzzle for December 2, 2025, featured an \"On the web\" theme, with \"SPIDERS\" as the spangram.

The 2025 selection follows its predecessors, "brain rot" from 2024, "rizz" from 2023 and "goblin mode" from 2022.