The 2025 selection follows its predecessors, "brain rot" from 2024, "rizz" from 2023 and "goblin mode" from 2022.

According to Oxford, the term "rage bait" was first used online in 2002 in reference to the reaction of a driver who is ...

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 ...

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

In a social media post shared by Oxford University Press announcing its choice for the 2025 Word of the Year, clever ...

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

Last year, OUP named “brain rot” as the Oxford Word of the Year 2024, defined as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s ...

The phrase "rage bait" was selected by Oxford University Press as its word of the year for 2025.

"Rage bait" refers to online content that is “deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, ...

The Oxford English Dictionary publisher chose the word as it has “evolved to signal a deeper shift in how we talk about attention—both how it is given and how it is sought after—engagement, and ethics ...

Oxford's 2025 Word of the Year is “rage bait," highlighting how online content designed to provoke anger has been a defining ...

Oxford named "rage bait" the word of the year for 2025. Oxford University Press has named "rage bait’’ as its word of the ...