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ragebait.

Content that intentionally provokes anger or fear in order to increase viewership or interaction.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹeɪd͡ʒˌbeɪt/

  1. Content that intentionally provokes anger or fear in order to increase viewership or interaction.

    Internet · countable · uncountable

  2. Content that intentionally provokes anger or fear in order to increase viewership or interaction. Something annoying or upseting.

    Internet · broadly · countable · humorous · uncountable
    My university's new, buggy as hell enrollment system is actually ragebait.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin rabiō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Classical Latin rabiēs Late Latin rabia Anglo-Norman ragebor. Middle English rage English rage Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydt Proto-Germanic *bītaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *baitijaną Old Norse beitabor. Middle English bayte English bait English -bait English ragebait From rage + -bait (“manipulation to elicit a particular response”). Compare rage farm.

verb/ˈɹeɪd͡ʒˌbeɪt/

  1. To produce content that provokes anger or fear in order to increase viewership or interaction.

    Internet

  2. To annoy or upset through one's behavior.

    broadly · humorous · transitive
    got ragebaited by my cat
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin rabiō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Classical Latin rabiēs Late Latin rabia Anglo-Norman ragebor. Middle English rage English rage Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydt Proto-Germanic *bītaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *baitijaną Old Norse beitabor. Middle English bayte English bait English -bait English ragebait From rage + -bait (“manipulation to elicit a particular response”). Compare rage farm.

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