A slang term for supposed mental damage done by overconsumption of trivial online content triumphed over a shortlist that ...

Oxford University Press narrowed a list down to six words in November and the world had the opportunity to vote for its top ...

The term brain rot, first recorded in 1854 by Henry David Thoreau in his book Walden, has gained new meaning in the digital ...

The term “brain rot” first appeared in 1854, describing the mental toll of trivial pursuits. However, the expression has ...

Oxford language experts created a shortlist of six words to reflect the moods and conversations that have helped shape the past year ...

There's a word for the feeling you get after endlessly scrolling on social media -- and Oxford chose it as their word of the ...

The new year is almost here. So what needs to be left behind in 2024? Well, the word “demure” for starters. And slime green ...

With more than 37,000 votes, Oxford picked the Gen Alpha slang term "brain rot" as its 2024 Word of the Year. Here's what the ...

If you haven’t heard the term, well, perhaps you’ve been spending too much time on activities that do rot your brain, like ...

LONDON -- Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: “Brain rot” is the Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year. Oxford ...