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

Oxford’s 2024 term of the year, "Brain Rot," highlights mental deterioration linked to excessive, low-quality social media ...

Do you find yourself endlessly scrolling unchallenging content on social media? This year's Oxford word of the year could ...

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

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

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

Brain rot is defined as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the ...

Becoming a hot topic across the internet, the term ‘brain rot’ garnered over 37,000 votes to secure its place as Oxford ...

More than 37,000 people voted for the term out of six shortlisted by Oxford The Word of the Year has finally been decided, and according to Oxford and the voting public, “brain rot” is the ...

"Brain rot" has been named the Oxford Word of the Year for 2024, following a public vote in which more than 37,000 people ...

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

Oxford is out with its 2024 word of the year, and it's a term that's appeared on other end-of-year lists: "brain rot," ...