Don’t get angry, but the 2025 Oxford Word of the Year is ‘rage bait’

“Rage bait” edged out “biohack” and “aura farming” to become the word of the year. woocat / Getty Images

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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 on Monday that “rage bait” is the official pick, beating out fellow shortlist nominees “aura farming” and “biohack.”

Defined as “online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative, or offensive,” rage bait is “typically posted in order

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