A post on social media by a news organisation designed expressly to outrage as many people as possible in order to generate interaction.
by Frank Jeans June 4, 2014
by poofart96 August 23, 2023
Me: Brittany Murphy will be forgotten just like any other celebrity in Hollywood. Move on
Girl: You're heartless. You don't even know her.
Me: You just got rage baited.
Girl: You're heartless. You don't even know her.
Me: You just got rage baited.
by E. Nygma December 20, 2009
Slang word to describe a social media user who desires to anger another by posting an obviously incorrect opinion to get negative attention towards them in order to gain either followers or likes (or a gun pointed at them either way)
One Using Rage Bait: Luffy would beat Goku any day of the week
The Person Falling For Rage Bait: Holy shit you are wrong on so many levels.
The Smart Person: Nice Rage Bait man! 10/10
The Person Falling For Rage Bait: Holy shit you are wrong on so many levels.
The Smart Person: Nice Rage Bait man! 10/10
by TechnoFunk July 14, 2024
Purposefully designed outlets of expression (written, verbal, video/photo, etc) used to outrage as many people as possible to generate attention and negative reactions.
by RockLobster26 April 17, 2024
What every white dude says on social media nowadays to cope even when they see an opinion based comment
by myusernamesucks August 15, 2024
A rage bait artist is an individual whose entire online presence/personality is defined mostly by their topics or demeanor in which they incite rage by using intentionally provocative wording that is meant to further antagonize through manipulation tactics such as cherry-picking, red herring, or otherwise disingenuous logical fallacies meant to paint a particular narrative rather than the more complex truth.
"Did you see that video of a guy belittling sports he disagreed with? Another rage bait artist pushing for reactions he likes"
by HiddenVisage June 9, 2024