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'Rage bait' is Oxford's word of 2025
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December 1, 2025
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0:17Now PlayingThe Oxford English Dictionary has named the term 'rage bait' as its word of 2025.
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Rage bait describes the process of increasing social media or website clicks by being deliberately offensive or provocative.
The term was selected from a shortlist which also included aura farming, meaning cultivating an online image of coolness, and biohack which means using science to improve mental or physical health.
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