The Oxford University Press has selected "rage bait" as its word of the year, in a nod to how easily digital indignation can be manipulated to create engagement in online content. The phrase was ...

Doomscrolling has a new hazard. Oxford University Press announced “rage bait” is its 2025 word of the year. The prestigious publisher defines “rage bait” as “online content deliberately designed to ...

Even if you don’t know the meaning of the Oxford University Press’ word of the year for 2025, you’ve probably been a victim of it on social media. The publisher for the Oxford English Dictionary said ...

‘Rage bait’ is the Oxford English Dictionary publisher’s Word of the Year for 2025. Oxford University Press analysis showed use of the phrase has tripled in the past 12 months. After 'brain rot' took ...

In a move reflecting the darker side of the social-media era, Oxford University Press has named "rage bait" as its 2025 Word of the Year. (It's actually two words, but don't let that send you into a ...

Oxford University Press has named “rage bait’’ as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025. The phrase refers to online content that is “deliberately designed to elicit anger or ...

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 ...

And if you’re angry about it, that just proves the point. By Jennifer Schuessler Over the past few months, Jennifer Lawrence, World Series fans and right-wing influencers have all confessed to it. And ...

LONDON (AP) — Oxford University Press has named “rage bait’’ as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025. The phrase refers to online content that is “deliberately designed to ...