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Oxford Word of the Year 2025 is rage bait (oup.com)
6 points by ChrisArchitect 34 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 5 comments


Isn't "rage bait" just a longer way of saying "trolling"? Or is there some subtle different I'm not aware of? Is it "trolling trying to piss people off a lot"?


I miss the days of YHBT, when falling for bait was seen as a bad thing to do.

Now a lot of social media is just taking the bait, and then throwing a fit / acting out in an endless cycle :(



I expected an idiotic thing like "67" or something similar, but it's literally the term "rage bait". Not sure if feeling trolled or amused.


I'm furious about this!




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