Notes About The Poem

Oxford University Press has named "rage bait" as its Word of the Year for 2025. It refers to "internet content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative or offensive".

2025 Word of the Year

Rage bait is a trap.
Simply a load of crap.

It does not seek or aim
to inform or entertain.

Its purpose is to inflame
and is just an online con game.

So lame.
What a shame.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Lawless Avatar
December 4, 2025 at 6:12 AM
it appears to me that the WORD of the year is TWO WORDS. And this is the first time I've ever heard of it. Although your poetic response to it is quite well done. ... I can't wait to tell the next person to pi** me off to stop 'RAGE BAITING" me
Healey Avatar
December 4, 2025 at 6:18 AM
The word is sometimes spelled with a hyphen (rage-bait) although when I first saw it, it looked like two words. I think that is the rationale behind calling it the word of the year. Apologies if I p…ed you off!
Blanca Avatar
December 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Well illustrated Jim.
Healey Avatar
December 4, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed.
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