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

According to Oxford University Press, 2025’s word of the year is “rage bait,” which Oxford defines as “online content ...

Oxford University Press has selected “rage bait’’ as its 2025 Word of the Year, highlighting how easily outrage can be engineered online in an era dominated by viral controversies and emotional ...

The lexicographers at the Oxford University Press seem to be punking us. In 2015, their “word” of the year was “😂.” In 2023, rizz. In 2024, brain rot. And now the publishers of the Oxford English ...

And it has become so ubiquitous online that the Oxford Dictionary named “rage bait” as its Word of the Year on Sunday. Use of the term has increased threefold this year, suggesting people know “they ...

It shouldn't come as a surprise that the Oxford Dictionary has named "rage bait" its Word of the Year. The quantity of live-streamed drama in 2025 has made it clear that outrage is now fueling much ...

LONDON — Oxford University Press has named “rage bait’’ as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025. The phrase refers to online content that is “deliberately designed to elicit ...

Peace is Oxford Children’s Word of the Year for 2025 according to research by Oxford University Press (OUP) as 35 percent of children ...

In 2025, three major English dictionary publishers chose three different Words of the Year, but all tell the same story about life online.Oxford ...

Rage bait has been named the official Oxford word of 2025 after language experts noticed its usage has tripled this year. Oxford University Press, which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary, said ...

In this photo illustration, 'Oxford Word of the Year 2025' is displayed on a mobile phone screen next to the word 'rage bait' in Ankara, Turkiye on December 1, 2025. [AFP] "Rage bait", the slang term ...