The phrase beat out contenders like demure, lore, and romantasy in a public vote involving more than 37,000 participants.

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

Oxford's 2024 word of the year, 'brain rot,' spotlights growing concerns over the mental toll of endless social media ...

Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” its word of the year. It's defined as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s ...

President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump now agree on one thing: The Justice Department has been politicized.

The word took off in August after content creator Jools Lebron, posted on TikTok abut her demure work outfit and mindful make ...

The more trend-conscious among us might raise an eyebrow at Collins Dictionary’s 2024 word of the year, Brat. The word is ...

With excessive, low-quality social media content at an all-time high, intellectual deterioration seemed to find everyone this ...

The Oxford University Press has announced 'brain rot' as the Word of the Year for 2024, reviving a 170-year-old term with renewed significance in the age of social media.

The first recorded use of “brain rot,” according to Oxford University Press, was in Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, published ...

There’s a name for that feeling you get after spending too long scrolling aimlessly, and Oxford University Press (OUP) has ...

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