Rage Bait

A post on social media by a news organisation designed expressly to outrage as many people as possible in order to generate interaction.

I'm not going to comment on this shit, it's rage bait.

by Frank Jeans June 3, 2014

rage baited

Saying something that will obviously piss someone off just to get the reaction.

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.

by E. Nygma December 20, 2009

Rage Bait

A video specifically designed to make you mad so that you interact more with the video.

Most rage baiters sell a product too!

by poofart96 August 23, 2023

Sky rage-bait

When a girl named sky is rage baited so hard by the following names. carl, ash, and other, she strikes ash on the back multiple times stunning young ash, then runs away avoiding trouble, this happens to most girls with the name sky. mostly in elemetry- middle school.

yo bro thats lowkye Sky rage-bait type level

by ya baddie#1 September 3, 2025

Rage baiting

"Rage baiting" is when someone annoys another person with the intention or goal of making them angry.

I like rage baiting incompetent men who like to bother women.

by jinnay September 10, 2025

Rage Bait Artist

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 8, 2024

Rage Bait

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

by TechnoFunk July 13, 2024