ragebait
Content that intentionally provokes anger or fear in order to increase viewership or…Content that intentionally provokes anger or fear in order to increase viewership or interaction.
» That news website is infamous for its ragebait headlines.
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2 senses(Internet, countable, uncountable)Content that intentionally provokes anger or fear in order to increase viewership or interaction.
Holonym: outrage culture
Near-synonyms: outrage porn, provocation
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Content that intentionally provokes anger or fear in order to increase viewership or interaction.
(Internet, broadly, countable, humorous, uncountable)Something annoying or upseting.
My university's new, buggy as hell enrollment system is actually ragebait.
Examples
1 sentencesThat news website is infamous for its ragebait headlines.
Translations
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Forms
plural: ragebaitsSynonyms
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