5 h. ago Rage Bait Meaning: What is rage bait and why is it the Oxford Word of the Year 2025?

Something which many of us may have fallen victim to has been selected as the Oxford Word of the Year.

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5 h. ago 'Rage bait’ named Oxford University Press word of year as outrage fuels social media traffic in 2025

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

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6 h. ago 'Rage bait' is named Oxford word of the year: Phrase describing anger

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

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6 h. ago ‘Rage bait’ named word of the year by Oxford University Press

Existence of phrase – to describe content intended to make you angry – shows people are aware of manipulation tactics used online, says Oxford Dictionary publisherGood news for those who find their blood pressure rising as they scroll through their online news feeds: the Oxford English Dictionary’s publisher has highlighted the term they might need to describe how they often feel, naming “rage bait” as its word of the year.According to the Oxford University Press’ analysis, use of the phrase has tripled in the past 12 months. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Rage bait: Expert explains what Oxford word of the year means

"Rage bait" has been declared Oxford Word of the Year 2025.

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7 h. ago UK's word of the year declared as 'Rage Bait' while 'aura farming' and 'biohack' lose out

According to Oxford lexicographers, the phrase perfectly encapsulated the mood of the year as a phenomenon whose usage has tripled in the past year, according to Oxford’s data

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7 h. ago 'Rage Bait' declared 2025 word of the year – here's what it means

According to Oxford lexicographers, the phrase perfectly encapsulated the mood of the year as a phenomenon whose usage has tripled in the past year, according to Oxford’s data

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3 w. ago LOL: is this the ultimate texting faux pas (and what should you use instead)?

From abbreviations to happy poos, gen Z has strong opinions on appropriate texting behaviour. But can anyone keep up with the ever-changing rules?Name: “LOL”.Age: The Oxford English Dictionary first included LOL in 1997. Continue reading...

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last month If the right really wants free speech in universities, why is it so obsessed with discrediting students? | Jason Okundaye

Conservatives see these institutions as finishing schools for the next generation of leaders – and they won’t cede them to progressive ideasWhen I was a 20-year-old undergraduate student at Cambridge University, I was plastered all over the national press for making a tweet about white people. It has not turned out to be a big deal for my life or career, but at the time it felt monumental: racist hate mail was sent to my college for months; the Conservative MP Bob Blackman called for my prosecution; and tabloid journalists turned up at my home and harassed my mother (it was August, a famously slow news month). I received a lot of support from the student population, alumni and the police (and none from the university, bar a few kind academics), but it cast a shadow over the rest of my time there – I worried about what future I could have or what employer would hire me if they were to Google my name and see I had attracted scandal. Mostly I wondered why this was national news.I found...

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