In the U.K., OUP spokesmen reported their Word of the Year research “highlighted children’s awareness of current affairs” ...

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 ...

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 ...

According to Oxford University Press, 2025’s word of the year is “rage bait,” which Oxford defines as “online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative ...

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 named "rage bait" the word of the year for 2025. Rage bait refers to online content created to evoke anger by being frustrating, to boost online engagement. In 2022, the word was first used to ...

The 2025 selection follows its predecessors, "brain rot" from 2024, "rizz" from 2023 and "goblin mode" from 2022. Take a deep breath and think of your happy place: "rage bait" is the 2025 Oxford Word ...