Society'Ragebait' is Germany's 2026 Youth Word of the Year

Publisher PONS Langenscheidt announced “Ragebait” as Germany’s 2026 Youth Word of the Year at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Saturday. About one million people aged 11 to 20 voted, giving the term 36.5% of the ballots. It describes content designed to provoke anger and drive social media engagement.

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