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‘Rage Bait,’ Which Describes Online Content Created to Make Us Mad, Is Oxford’s 2025 Word of the Year

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

“Angry clicks are still clicks”: How rage bait took over social media and made some creators millionaires

Rage bait has the internet, well, raging. But what is rage bait? What's the future of it? And why are so many content ...

What is ‘rage bait,’ and why is it Oxford’s Word of the Year?

But rage bait is becoming much more common, according to the Social Switch Project, to the point where Oxford University selected "rage bait" as its 2025 Word of the Year. Here's what rage bait ...

The ‘rage-bait’ era – how AI is twisting our emotions without us even realising it

As ‘rage bait’ is named as the phrase of the year, Liam Murphy-Robledo looks at how easy it is to create a fake AI video that ...

'Rage Bait' Is Oxford's 2025 Word of the Year (Parents Know Exactly Why)

Oxford University Press has officially named “rage bait” its 2025 Word of the Year. The organization defines this term as ...

'Rage-baiting': How content creators are profiting off your anger

Rage baiting' has just been named Oxford Dictionary's word of the year - what does it mean and where did it come from?
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“Instant Karma”: Road Rage Passenger’s Coffee Toss At Driver Backfires Hilariously In Viral Video

A viral road rage video has taken the internet by storm after a passenger in a white SUV attempted to drench another driver in coffee, with unexpected results. The clip, which has been viewed millions ...
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Woman jumps on car hood in bizarre road rage case: Video

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A video is going viral showing an apparent road rage incident that left a woman clinging to the hood of a car. It happened last summer, but has only started to spread online ...