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"Brain rot" is the 2024 word of the year according to Oxford University Press, which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary.

See what other terms made the Oxford University Press shortlist and what other publications chose as their word of 2024.

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The Oxford University Press word or phrase of the year is officially ‘brain rot.’ A rather telling "symptom of the time we're living in,” don’t you think? Buzz60’s Chloe Hurst has the story!