‘Mansplaining’ was once a contender for word of the year. Here’s why we should stop using it

‘Rage bait’ is Oxford word of the year in 2025. But I think we should be able to decommission words that have brought more trouble than they’re worth, starting with the 2015 runner-up The Oxford word of the year has been chosen, and it’s “rage bait”. It was a close-run contest with “aura (…)