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 03, 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

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

what I do to my classmates :)

To annoy or distract someone

by KATSEYE FAN August 16, 2025

someone who is purposefully annoying you to see your reaction

example of rage bait
emma: stop poking me with your finger!
angela: no, i like seeing you mad.
emma: ugh, stop rage bating me for once.

by urfavbedrotter August 03, 2025

What every white dude says on social media nowadays to cope even when they see an opinion based comment

Me: GTA 6 will be a disappointment

Some dude named Ethan: 0/10 rage bait

by myusernamesucks August 14, 2024

Media being posted or a statement said to obviously encourage an enraged/upset reaction out of the person.

1. Person explaining their side of the story
2. "who...cares..?"
1. Is this rage bait?

by blouiikio September 08, 2025