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rage farm

UK/ˈɹeɪd͡ʒˌfɑːm//ˈɹeɪd͡ʒˌfɑɹm/

rage farm verb: to publish false and misleading content to intentionally increase online interaction.

Verb

rage farm (third-person singular simple present rage farms, present participle rage farming, simple past and past participle rage farmed)

  1. (Internet, derogatory) To publish false and misleading content to intentionally increase online interaction.
    • You are being rage farmed. Your angry quote tweet = the goal.2022 January 7, John Scott-Railton, Twitter
    • Mr O'Toole is not a dumb man, which means he must know how bad this argument is. It's just rage farming by — and probably for the benefit of — his social media team. The Conservative Party is increasingly indistinguishable from a facebook group. #cdnpoli2022 January 8, Gerald Butts, Twitter

Examples of rage farm in a sentence

  • Rage farming is the product of a perfect storm of f***, an unholy mélange of algorithms and anxiety2022 January 12, Molly Jang-Fast, “Owning the Libs Is the Only GOP Platform: and "rage farming" is their most cynical tactic”, in The...
  • Don't fall for this juvenile rage farming this time2022 February 7, Steven Monacelli, Twitter:
  • Rage farming is a slang term for the political tactic of intentionally provoking political opponents in order to create or increase exposure for one’s group or cause.2022 March 13, Dictionary.com, Dictionary.com:
  • @thasnarkknight @TheCriticalDri2 Nah I’m pretty sure it's just a meaningless buzzword used by rage farming YouTubers.2022 August 6, @_C0DY_1, Twitter:

Forms of rage farm

third-person singular presentrage farms
present participlerage farming
past participlerage farmed
pastrage farmed
alternative formrage-farm

Origin of rage farm

From rage + farm (systematically manipulating others into giving a particular response). Compare ragebait.

Questions about rage farm

What does rage farm mean?
Rage farm means to publish false and misleading content to intentionally increase online interaction.
How do you use rage farm in a sentence?
Rage farming is the product of a perfect storm of f***, an unholy mélange of algorithms and anxiety
What part of speech is rage farm?
Rage farm is a verb.
How do you pronounce rage farm?
Rage farm is pronounced /ˈɹeɪd͡ʒˌfɑːm/ (UK).
What is the past tense of rage farm?
The past tense of rage farm is rage farmed.

Words near rage farm in the dictionary

  1. rage cleaned
  2. rage cleaning
  3. rage cleans
  4. rage comic
  5. rage comics
  6. rage farm
  7. rage farmed
  8. rage farming
  9. rage farms
  10. rage game
  11. rage games

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