Women are agents of chaos… In between working, cooking, cleaning, raising kids, looking good and tackling all the other things on their plates, many still find time to create a little drama when life gets boring. Often, at the expense of the men in their lives.
Whether it’s a casual quip like, “Do you ever wish you were more athletic?” or deliberately infuriating them by playing dumb about finances, ladies are digging deep in their arsenal to find ways to rage-bait men. Just to sit back and watch the male ego short-circuit and the alpha brain do back-flips.
Someone recently asked, “What’s something you’ve said to a man that’s absolutely rage bait and has never failed to piss them off?” and the internet went wilder than a guy who has just fallen for the bait. Thousands of women revealed their go-to methods for provoking men and sending them into a complete spiral.
Bored Panda has compiled a list of the best answers for you to scroll through while you plot out your next deliberate argument. Some are funny, others not so much. All are tried-and-tested triggers that these girls swear by for a quick win.
We also unpack whether rage-baiting is harmful or fair game, and what to do when you’re on the receiving end of the hook. You’ll find that info between the images.
#1
When men used to tell me I looked better when I didn’t wear my glasses, I’d respond with ‘You also look better when I don’t wear my glasses.’
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#2
when they tell you to smile more reply back with “you first” and when they smile say “good boy” and walk away.
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#3
We were rafting and a man was trying to make fun of his wife for forgetting to pack his water shoes and I was like, wow that’s embarrassing you don’t know how to pack shoes and need your wife to do it for you. She laughed, he did not.
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#4
I was wearing a NY hat and he said “quick name 5 players on that team” l said “quick name 5 women that feel safe around you”.
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#5
My ex husband called me a “_” (fill in the blank) laughed and told him I’d been called worse. He said what. I said his wife.
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#6
He told me that women should stay home and look after the kids. I told him, ‘Your salary and status in life should match that.’ Silence.
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#7
A boss told me I’d look better with make up on. I told him he’d look better with hair. He just walked away and never brought it up again. Mind you I was 21, tan, fit, and living in Huntington Beach.
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#8
Whenever (an old man) asks why they sent a female on the ambulance I always tell them they’ve always relied on a woman to take care of them, why change the status quo now?
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#9
When an ex started a fight for no reason, I held my finger up, said, ‘Wait a second,’ walked away, and came back with a blanket. I placed it on his shoulders and told him, ‘Now, you’re super mad.’
I’ve never seen a man go red SO fast.
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#10
Referring to their lifted pick-up truck as “gender affirming care.”
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#11
Refer to their job as a “male” job…”this is Jason, he’s a male engineer.”
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#12
I had a random dude being condescing about my German shepherd being “a lot of dog” for me. My highly titled, nationally placed GSD that I bred and trained myself. I said, “well they do need a handler that’s a clear and consistent communicator, so they actually do amazing with women.”
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#13
I’m 6’1” and men in public will gaggle at me like I’m a circus animal. They’ll ask me how tall I am and I’ll say something completely wrong like 5’8” and slowly watch their confusion turn to anger as they reevaluate their own height.
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#14
Halfway through them mansplaining I say “it’s fine if you don’t know, I’ll just google it.”
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#15
A man once told me that drinking wasn’t ‘cute.’ I told him I wasn’t trying to be cute, I was trying to be drunk, so being around him would be more enjoyable.
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#16
“Let’s talk about this when you’re less emotional”
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#17
Told an opinionated coworker “I’m not taking advice from a guy who looks like he owes his grandma money.” Dude flipped his 💩. Mission accomplished.
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#18
When he says he’s an “alpha” male, I respond, “So, Team Jacob?” They never fail to crash out. Or, if they have a wolf tattoo, I always tell them that I love their Twilight tattoo.
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#19
I was mowing the lawn when an older man yelled at me because, in order to mow the edge, I had to drive on the street for about two seconds. (Yes, I looked first, but he was flying around a turn). He told my husband that he should be mowing. I looked at him and said, ‘My husband just gave himself a manicure (he had just finished cutting his nails), and doesn’t want to ruin it.’
They both scowled at me. It was a two-for-one.
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#20
I wear hearing aids in both ears. Once during an argument I took them out, laid them on the counter and said I don’t want to hear what you have to say anymore and walked away.
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#21
I work with “an alpha” and every day I tell him I like his top (polo) or his blouse (button down). He ducks when he sees me coming but I always make a point of walking down his aisle to compliment him.
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#22
I had a customer tell me “not to get smart” with them, I said “but how would you know” *click
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#23
Easy. Stare at their hair while they’re talking. Then just say “did they mean to cut your hair like that?”
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#24
If he’s getting in your face say “imma need you to be like your hairline and take a few steps back.”
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#25
When they approach me for my number I tell them I don’t have any cash or spare change. Shocked, hurt, confusion, and they leave me alone.
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#26
I work in construction, and my favorite thing to do when a guy is crashing out on-site is to ask him, ‘You’re having some big feelings today, huh?’ It works every time.
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#27
Ask him what music he’s into, after he’s done listing only male musicians and male bands, make sure to say, ‘wow you’re really into boy bands.’
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#28
A Nigerian lady in TT told her husband wisdom is chasing him, but he’s faster.
#29
I’m a bartender, and when guys hold empty glasses up at me or just gesture for something, I always say, ‘Let’s use our big boy words!'”
#30
I ask “If you were athletic, what sport would you play?”
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