The term brain rot first appeared in Henry David Thoreau's famous Walden, according to the Oxford University Press. How did ...

Yes, we all have brain rot or, at least ... Oxford says the term comes from a little book called Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Ever heard of it? In the book, while waiting for his mother and ...

It’s been quite a journey for “brain rot,” which triumphed over a ... in “Walden,” Henry David Thoreau’s classic account of moving alone to a cabin in the woods.

While it may seem a modern phenomenon, the first recorded use of “brain rot” was by Henry David Thoreau in his 1854 ode to the natural world, “Walden.” Oxford Languages President Casper ...

The first recorded use of brain rot dates much before the creation of the internet - it was written down in 1854 by Henry David Thoreau in his book Walden. He criticises society's tendency to ...

The first recorded use of "brain rot" was in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau's book Walden. Photo shows A Woolworths branded trolley connected to a Coles branded trolley. 'Colesworth', referring to ...

Brain rot isn’t a new word or experience; it was first recorded in Henry David Thoreau’s 1854 novel Walden, in which he decried the tendency in England to praise “our dullest perception” as common ...

If you feel lethargic after mindlessly scrolling through TikTok in bed, you have probably experienced brain rot – which has been named ... “It was American writer [ Henry David] Thoreau who used the ...