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Oxford, brain rot
Writer Thoreau warned of brain rot in 1854. Now it's the Oxford Word of 2024
The term brain rot first appeared in Henry David Thoreau's famous Walden, according to the Oxford University Press. How did he use it — and what might he have made of its modern meaning?
‘Brain Rot,’ the Scourge of the Chronically Online, Becomes Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year
The term refers to "the supposed deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state" that's linked to spending extensive stretches of time scrolling through low-quality content
Thoreau would be proud: ‘brain rot’ is Oxford dictionaries' word of the year
LONDON (AP) — Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: “brain rot” is the Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year. Oxford University Press said Monday that the evocative phrase “gained new prominence in 2024,” with its frequency of use increasing 230% from the year before.
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A Psychologist Suggests 4 Ways To Combat Digital ‘Brain Rot’
Oxford crowned ‘brain rot’ as 2024’s word of the year. Here’s how to make it sparser in your vocabulary come 2025.
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Behind the Brain Rot
The heavy sigh and slightly hungover feeling this type of content elicits might best be described as brain rot—Oxford’s 2024 ...
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‘Brain Rot’ Crowned Oxford’s Word of the Year: TikTok Trend Highlights Concerns of the Digital Age
A 19th-century concept first written about by Henry David Thoreau in 'Walden' trended high on the social media app.
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