ragebait
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ragebait
- /ˈɹeɪd͡ʒˌbeɪt/
Where it comes from
From rage + -bait (“manipulation to elicit a particular response”). Compare rage farm.
noun ragebaits · rage-bait · rage bait
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Content that intentionally provokes anger or fear in order to increase viewership or interaction.
Holonym: outrage culture
Similar: trolling, outrage porn, provocation · Opposite: gigglebait, joybait
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Something annoying or upseting.
My university's new, buggy as hell enrollment system is actually ragebait.
Similar: trolling, outrage porn, provocation · Opposite: gigglebait, joybait
verb ragebaits · ragebaiting · ragebaited · rage-bait · rage bait
- To produce content that provokes anger or fear in order to increase viewership or interaction.
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To annoy or upset through one's behavior.
got ragebaited by my cat
Similar: infuriate
Translations
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noun content that intentionally provokes anger or fear in order to increase viewership or interaction
| Español | añagaza enfureciente, pescafurias |
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| Português | ragebait |
| Deutsch | Wutköder, Ragebait |
| Русский | ре́йджбейт réjdžbejt |
verb to produce content that provokes anger in order to increase interaction
| 中文 | 引战 yǐnzhàn |
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title = {ragebait},
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