AP Spotlight 'Rage bait' named Oxford's word of year as outrage fuels social media traffic in 2025 Associated Press Dec 1, 2025 Dec 1, 2025 Updated Mar 8, 2026 0 Young people use their phones to view social media in Sydney, on Nov. 8, 2024. Rick Rycroft, Associated Press Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Associated Press LONDON — Oxford University Press has named "rage bait" as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025.kAm%96 A9C2D6 C676CD E@ @?=:?6 4@?E6?E E92E :D Q56=:36C2E6=J 56D:8?65 E@ 6=:4:E 2?86C @C @FEC286 3J 36:?8 7CFDEC2E:?8[ AC@G@42E:G6 @C @776?D:G6[Q H:E9 E96 2:> @7 5C:G:?8 EC277:4 E@ 2 A2CE:4F=2C D@4:2= >65:2 244@F?E[ ~I7@C5 D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E]k^AmkAmQ%96 A6CD@? AC@5F4:?8 :E H:== 32D< :? E96 >:==:@?D[ BF:E6 @7E6?[ @7 4@>>6?ED 2?5 D92C6D 2?5 6G6? =:<6D D@>6E:>6D[Q =6I:4@8C2A96C $FD:6 s6?E E@=5 E96 qqr] %9:D :D 2 C6DF=E @7 E96 2=8@C:E9>D FD65 3J D@4:2= >65:2 4@>A2?:6D[ Q3642FD6 2=E9@F89 H6 =@G6 7=F77J 42ED[ H6V== 2AAC64:2E6 E92E H6 E6?5 E@ 6?8286 >@C6 H:E9 ?682E:G6 4@?E6?E 2?5 4@?E6?E E92E C62==J AC@G@<6D FD]Qk^Am People are also reading… 199 students graduate from Lexington High School during Sunday ceremony Greenwood Cemetery petition signatures surge over 650 signatures Lexington boys to host Elkhorn in soccer B-7 district semifinal Tuesday Lexington's Mexican community engages in cultural celebration at public library Overton's Brock McCarter earns 2 gold medals at Fort Kearny Conference Invite Lexington boys soccer defeats Elkhorn 2-0 in district semifinal Overton boys take runners-up at home golf invite Lexington area journalist Barb Bierman Batie inducted into the Nebraska Women Journalists Hall of Fame Lexington tennis sweeps Hershey at Tuesday home dual UPDATED: City Council approves acquisition agreement for parts of Tyson property Cozad boys win Dawson County golf triangular Commissioners approve four liquor licenses for Cattlemen’s Ball Sutton sisters claim third and fourth at Central Conference Track Invite Nebraska man sues to stop use of new Medicaid assessment tool Lexington's Ashley Najera receives Nebraska Scholastic Wrestling Coaches Association female senior scholarship kAm#286 32:E E@AA65 EH@ @E96C 4@?E6?56CD — Q2FC2 72C>:?8Q 2?5 Q3:@924<Q — 27E6C AF3=:4 4@>>6?E @? 2 D9@CE=:DE 4@>A:=65 3J =6I:4@8C2A96CD 2E ~I7@C5 &?:G6CD:EJ !C6DD]k^Am kAmQpFC2 72C>:?8Q >62?D E@ 4F=E:G2E6 2 AF3=:4 :>286 3J AC6D6?E:?8 @?6D6=7 :? Q2 H2J :?E6?565 DF3E=J E@ 4@?G6J 2? 2:C @7 4@?7:56?46[ 4@@=?6DD @C >JDE:BF6]Q Qq:@924<Q :D 567:?65 2D Q2? 2EE6>AE E@ :>AC@G6 @C @AE:>:K6 @?6VD A9JD:42= @C >6?E2= A6C7@C>2?46[ 962=E9 @C =@?86G:EJ]Qk^Am kAm%96 H@C5 @7 E96 J62C :D D6=64E65 3J =6I:4@8C2A96CD 2E ~I7@C5 &?:G6CD:EJ !C6DD H9@ 2?2=JK6 ?6H 2?5 6>6C8:?8 H@C5D[ 2D H6== 2D 492?86D :? E96 H2J =2?8F286 :D 36:?8 FD65[ E@ :56?E:7J H@C5D @7 Q4F=EFC2= D:8?:7:42?46]Qk^Am kAm~I7@C5 &?:G6CD:EJ !C6DD[ AF3=:D96C @7 E96 ~I7@C5 t?8=:D9 s:4E:@?2CJ[ 92D D6=64E65 2 H@C5 @7 E96 J62C 2??F2==J D:?46 a__c]k^AmkAm!2DE H:??6CD :?4=F56 QA@542DEQ :? a__d[ Q6>@;:Q :? a_`d[ 2?5 :? a_aa[ Q8@3=:? >@56[Q H9:49 56D4C:365 A6@A=6 H9@ C6D:DE65 C6EFC?:?8 E@ ?@C>2= =:76 27E6C E96 r~'xs\`h A2?56>:4]k^Am 0 Comments Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story How to find Spotify Wrapped, YouTube Recap and more as 2025 comes to a close Here's some of the biggest platforms that have already released their 2025 recaps (covering data for at least the majority of the year) — and … Viral '6-7' tops 2025 list of overused words and phrases It's among the top 10 words on the 50th annual "Banished Words List" that Lake Superior State University released this week. Hard pass. Cold brew. Dad bod. Merriam-Webster adds 5,000 words to 'Collegiate' dictionary Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster took the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries. New words include … Jonathan Bailey named People magazine's 2025 Sexiest Man Alive Something has changed for "Wicked" star Jonathan Bailey, something is not the same — he is People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive for 2025. Kids are hollering '6-7' in the classroom. Here's what it means Kids and teens seemingly everywhere use the phrase. Here's why.
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