A person that is addicted to feeling self-righteous rage stemming from a victim mindset. The have little to no understanding of the issues they champion beyond what they read in memes from the social media influencers they follow. They share these angry memes like mindless drones and identify with them, even if its for causes that would harm them personally, because they get a dopamine hit from being part of a wider social movement and fear being ostracized for thinking for themselves.
Ragebait Meme Drone: "Go Hamas!! Free Palestine from the River to the Sea! Stop Genocide!"
Person 2: "Aren't you LGBT? A feminist? Me too?"
Ragebait Meme Drone: "Yes! So?!"
Person 2: "You're literally supporting an organization that kills LGBT, subjugates women and whose whole purpose is genocide."
Ragebait Meme Drone: "How dare you talk about Hamas like that!? BLM told me to love them and go on dates with them!"
Person 2: "Aren't you LGBT? A feminist? Me too?"
Ragebait Meme Drone: "Yes! So?!"
Person 2: "You're literally supporting an organization that kills LGBT, subjugates women and whose whole purpose is genocide."
Ragebait Meme Drone: "How dare you talk about Hamas like that!? BLM told me to love them and go on dates with them!"
by BlueTangerine October 22, 2023

Synonymous with trolling, used mostly by Zoomers who have little to no exposure to said synonymous term; to make some sort of statement designed to piss others off, giving the poster easy lols.
P1: Nawwwww bro really be ragebaiting fr what a cornball
P2: Blud really callin' me a ragebaiter bruhđź’€ I'm just being honest bro
P2: Blud really callin' me a ragebaiter bruhđź’€ I'm just being honest bro
by dight September 14, 2025

A statement comprised of the author's genuine beliefs that can be explained as ragebait by the author, defending themselves against critique, depending on the overall reaction to said statement.
Person 1 (Truthfully): The moon landing was completely fabricated!
Person 2: Holy shit there's no way you're that retarded!
Person 1 (Lying Bastard): Easiest ragebait of my life!
Person 2: Schrodinger's Ragebait 0/10.
Person 2: Holy shit there's no way you're that retarded!
Person 1 (Lying Bastard): Easiest ragebait of my life!
Person 2: Schrodinger's Ragebait 0/10.
by Gorbster1 February 23, 2025

by fozon February 24, 2025

by shambles05 June 17, 2025

When somebody says something moronic, and realizes that the only way they can come back from this is by claiming it was ragebait.
Person 1: I honestly kind of like league of legends, it’s a pretty good game
Person 2: That’s the worst opinion I’ve ever heard
Person 3: We can’t be friends anymore, person 1.
Person 1: Uhhhhhh… ragebaited!!! Hahaha.
(Person 1 is using “Schrodingers Ragebait”)
Person 2: That’s the worst opinion I’ve ever heard
Person 3: We can’t be friends anymore, person 1.
Person 1: Uhhhhhh… ragebaited!!! Hahaha.
(Person 1 is using “Schrodingers Ragebait”)
by Berba July 12, 2025

a statement, usually derogatory or with purpose of invoking a reaction, of which’s intent is based off of the response of others
“I fucked your wife.”
“Are you fucking serious?”
“Dude, it was ragebait!”
*an example of Schrödinger’s Ragebait
“Are you fucking serious?”
“Dude, it was ragebait!”
*an example of Schrödinger’s Ragebait
by ripnob July 16, 2025
