Last year, OUP named “brain rot” as the Oxford Word of the Year 2024, defined as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s ...

Before a thought becomes fully formed — before a movement finds its shape or an idea gains its edges —it exists in a hazy, ...

Use of the phrase "rage bait" has tripled in the past 12 months alone. It's the perfect sentiment to describe our current digital landscape.

The Oxford English Dictionary publisher chose the word as it has “evolved to signal a deeper shift in how we talk about attention—both how it is given and how it is sought after—engagement, and ethics ...

In 2024, Youdao Dictionary named "damn" as its Word of the Year, a term widely used by Gen Z to express intense emotions such as excitement and surprise. One year later, the Word of the Year has ...

In a social media post shared by Oxford University Press announcing its choice for the 2025 Word of the Year, clever ...

And now, Oxford Dictionary have shared their choice: rage bait. What is “rage baiting”? Another Very Online Pick, the term ...

According to Oxford, the term "rage bait" was first used online in 2002 in reference to the reaction of a driver who is flashed at by another driver requesting to pass them. The phrase then evolved ...

Oxford named "rage bait" the word of the year for 2025. Oxford University Press has named "rage bait’’ as its word of the ...

Oxford just dropped its Word of the Year for 2025, and it’s guaranteed to rile up anyone who insists a word must be, well, ...

The 2025 selection follows its predecessors, "brain rot" from 2024, "rizz" from 2023 and "goblin mode" from 2022.

The Oxford Word of the Year for 2025 is “rage bait,” selected after a public vote and linguistic analysis ...