bait

Example Sentences

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Oxford defines "rage bait" as "online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative, or offensive, typically posted" in order to increase web traffic or engagement.

From Barron's

If so, you may be falling victim to rage bait, which Oxford University Press has named its word or phrase of the year.

From BBC

In what should be a pivotal scene, “Hamnet” looks much more like a satire of lachrymose Oscar bait than a portrait of the real thing.

From Salon

But the notion of a miserable midlife turns out to be another bait and switch.

From New York Times

“Do not take their bait. We are peaceful, we are law-abiding, we are God-fearing. You are the people that really make this country great.”

From Washington Post