AP Spotlight 'Rage bait' named Oxford's word of year as outrage fuels social media traffic in 2025 Associated Press Dec 1, 2025 Dec 1, 2025 Updated Mar 8, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LONDON — Oxford University Press has named "rage bait" as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025.kAm%96 A9C2D6 C676CD E@ @?=:?6 4@?E6?E E92E :D Q56=:36C2E6=J 56D:8?65 E@ 6=:4:E 2?86C @C @FEC286 3J 36:?8 7CFDEC2E:?8[ AC@G@42E:G6 @C @776?D:G6[Q H:E9 E96 2:> @7 5C:G:?8 EC277:4 E@ 2 A2CE:4F=2C D@4:2= >65:2 244@F?E[ ~I7@C5 D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E]k^AmkAmQ%96 A6CD@? AC@5F4:?8 :E H:== 32D< :? E96 >:==:@?D[ BF:E6 @7E6?[ @7 4@>>6?ED 2?5 D92C6D 2?5 6G6? =:<6D D@>6E:>6D[Q =6I:4@8C2A96C $FD:6 s6?E E@=5 E96 qqr] %9:D :D 2 C6DF=E @7 E96 2=8@C:E9>D FD65 3J D@4:2= >65:2 4@>A2?:6D[ Q3642FD6 2=E9@F89 H6 =@G6 7=F77J 42ED[ H6V== 2AAC64:2E6 E92E H6 E6?5 E@ 6?8286 >@C6 H:E9 ?682E:G6 4@?E6?E 2?5 4@?E6?E E92E C62==J AC@G@<6D FD]Qk^Am People are also reading… Nebraska volleyball notes: Cogill making push at middle, back row booms, funky fourth set Where to watch Nebraska baseball at Kansas today: Time, TV channel Nebraska baseball defeats No. 12 USC 12-2 to win series No. 6 Nebraska softball takes Big Ten lead with rout of Minnesota, Washington loss Watch Nebraska vs Creighton volleyball game today Woman killed by Omaha police during Walmart attack had history of violence, schizophrenia MLB power rankings: Untouchable Mason Miller powers Padres toward the top Nebraska baseball drops battle with Kansas 9-7 Substitute teacher allegedly made 'concerning' statements to Raymond Central students Nebraska officials weigh in on multimillion-dollar Omaha contract prior to approval Lincoln police find 14-year-old girl missing since Wednesday Standing Bear director remains 'fully committed' to finish film despite funding halt A lot just happened — here’s where WNBA teams stand as camps open Nebraska basketball forward Ugnius Jarusevicius enters transfer portal Beatrice man charged with second-degree murder, gun charges for fatal shooting Young people use their phones to view social media in Sydney, on Nov. 8, 2024. Rick Rycroft, Associated Press kAm#286 32:E E@AA65 EH@ @E96C 4@?E6?56CD — Q2FC2 72C>:?8Q 2?5 Q3:@924<Q — 27E6C AF3=:4 4@>>6?E @? 2 D9@CE=:DE 4@>A:=65 3J =6I:4@8C2A96CD 2E ~I7@C5 &?:G6CD:EJ !C6DD]k^Am kAmQpFC2 72C>:?8Q >62?D E@ 4F=E:G2E6 2 AF3=:4 :>286 3J AC6D6?E:?8 @?6D6=7 :? Q2 H2J :?E6?565 DF3E=J E@ 4@?G6J 2? 2:C @7 4@?7:56?46[ 4@@=?6DD @C >JDE:BF6]Q Qq:@924<Q :D 567:?65 2D Q2? 2EE6>AE E@ :>AC@G6 @C @AE:>:K6 @?6VD A9JD:42= @C >6?E2= A6C7@C>2?46[ 962=E9 @C =@?86G:EJ]Qk^AmkAm%96 H@C5 @7 E96 J62C :D D6=64E65 3J =6I:4@8C2A96CD 2E ~I7@C5 &?:G6CD:EJ !C6DD H9@ 2?2=JK6 ?6H 2?5 6>6C8:?8 H@C5D[ 2D H6== 2D 492?86D :? E96 H2J =2?8F286 :D 36:?8 FD65[ E@ :56?E:7J H@C5D @7 Q4F=EFC2= D:8?:7:42?46]Qk^Am kAm~I7@C5 &?:G6CD:EJ !C6DD[ AF3=:D96C @7 E96 ~I7@C5 t?8=:D9 s:4E:@?2CJ[ 92D D6=64E65 2 H@C5 @7 E96 J62C 2??F2==J D:?46 a__c]k^AmkAm!2DE H:??6CD :?4=F56 QA@542DEQ :? a__d[ Q6>@;:Q :? a_`d[ 2?5 :? a_aa[ Q8@3=:? >@56[Q H9:49 56D4C:365 A6@A=6 H9@ C6D:DE65 C6EFC?:?8 E@ ?@C>2= =:76 27E6C E96 r~'xs\`h A2?56>:4]k^Am Books Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. Merriam-Webster adds 5,000 words to 'Collegiate' dictionary LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press Nation-world Jonathan Bailey named People magazine's 2025 Sexiest Man Alive ASSOCIATED PRESS Nation-world Kids are hollering '6-7' in the classroom. Here's what it means Karen Garcia Los Angeles Times 0 Comments Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story How to find Spotify Wrapped, YouTube Recap and more as 2025 comes to a close Here's some of the biggest platforms that have already released their 2025 recaps (covering data for at least the majority of the year) — and … Viral '6-7' tops 2025 list of overused words and phrases It's among the top 10 words on the 50th annual "Banished Words List" that Lake Superior State University released this week.
Books Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. Merriam-Webster adds 5,000 words to 'Collegiate' dictionary LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press
Nation-world Kids are hollering '6-7' in the classroom. Here's what it means Karen Garcia Los Angeles Times
How to find Spotify Wrapped, YouTube Recap and more as 2025 comes to a close Here's some of the biggest platforms that have already released their 2025 recaps (covering data for at least the majority of the year) — and …
Viral '6-7' tops 2025 list of overused words and phrases It's among the top 10 words on the 50th annual "Banished Words List" that Lake Superior State University released this week.
