ABC Wordage quiz: It's time to get angry

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Archer, L. (2026, October 17). ABC Wordage quiz: It's time to get angry. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-18/wordage-quiz-anger/107243852

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-17 · by Lincoln Archer

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ABC Wordage invites readers to take an interactive quiz about words related to anger, asking participants to arrange these terms by their age using information from various dictionaries and linguistic resources. The game consists of three rounds where players must rank the given vocabulary correctly within three attempts or ask for a hint if needed. Additionally, the article directs interested users to explore more quizzes on the ABC News website.
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Story summary

The latest ABC Wordage quiz challenges participants to rank words associated with anger based on their age, using references from several dictionaries. Participants must arrange terms like "crack the sads," "spit the dummy," and "see red" according to how long they have been in use. The quiz offers three rounds, allowing up to three guesses per round, along with a hint option if needed. Sources include the Oxford English Dictionary, Etymonline, Green's Dictionary of Slang, Merriam-Webster, and the Macquarie Dictionary to ensure accuracy in determining the age of each word. ABC invites players to visit their quiz topic page for further challenges and past quizzes.

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📰 ABC Wordage Quiz Controversy
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Who wrote this

Lincoln Archer
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ABC Etymonline Green's Dictionary of Slang Merriam-Webster Oxford English Dictionary

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ABC ORG · 2× ABC News ORG · 1× Etymonline ORG · 1× Green's Dictionary of Slang ORG · 1× Macquarie Dictionary ORG · 1× Merriam-Webster ORG · 1× Oxford English Dictionary ORG · 1×

Narrative

Today's ABC Wordage quiz is getting a little hot under the collar, but there's no need for you to crack the sads.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-17
2026-10-17 · ABC News (AU)
ABC Wordage quiz: It's time to get angry · assertive framing

Claims (8 extracted, 0 hedged)

Today's ABC Wordage quiz is getting a little hot under the collar, but there's no need for you to crack the sads. asserted
you → get → sads
Your challenge is to rank these words for anger in terms of how old they are. asserted
they → rank → terms
And as a bonus third round, we'll help you calm your farm. asserted
you → help → farm
Hit Submit when you're happy. asserted
you → hit → Submit
- You have three guesses per round. asserted
You → have → round
- You can get a hint if you're stuck. asserted
you → get → hint
Where to find all the ABC's quizzes Want to test yourself even further? asserted
find → find → yourself
Take a squiz at the ABC News quiz topic page and see if you're a whiz at our previous quizzes. asserted
you → take → quizzes
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