The Oxford University Press promises it's not rage baiting with its two-word Word of the Year. The publishing house announced on Dec. 1 that its experts have named "rage bait" the 2025 Word of the ...

"Rage bait," which refers to online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage, has been named the 2025 Oxford University Press word of the year.

Oxford University Press (OUP) has named “rage bait” as the Oxford Word of the Year 2025 after a global public vote involving more than 30,000 participants. The term, which refers to online content ...

Take a deep breath and think of your happy place: "rage bait" is the 2025 Oxford Word of the Year. After three days of online voting by more than 30,000 participants, Oxford University Press announced ...

Don't get too upset, but 'rage bait' has been named by Oxford University Press as this year's Word of the Year, beating other online terms.

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

It’s not just you. Oxford University Press, the publisher of the august Oxford English Dictionary, is also going a bit fuzzy between the ears. After digging through its enormous database, it has ...