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noun
Media that is written in order to provoke feelings of outrage and righteous indignation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Synonyms: ragebait
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined by New York Times writer Tim Kreider to emphasize the way such writing panders to people's self-indulgent desire to feel outraged.
