What is an 'aura farm' and what does 'skibidi' actually mean? Some Gen Z terms have made it into the dictionary, but many have surprising, weird and even dark origins

Oxford University Press raised eyebrows when they revealed that 'rage bait' is the 2025 word of the year. The term went up against 'aura farming' and 'bio hack' to take this year's crown and came out on top, but what does it mean?

According to Oxford University Press, the term was first used in 2002 on Usenet "as a way to designate a particular type of driver reaction to being flashed at by another driver requesting to pass them, introducing the idea of deliberate agitation."

The word then evolved and became internet slang, used to describe viral moments. Rage bait is defined as “ online content deliberately designed to

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