Oxford names 'brain rot'
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‘Brain rot’: Oxford’s word of the year echoes digital woes of an online generation
The term, vividly illustrating the cognitive decline associated with continual engagement with trivial digital content, has resonated especially with younger people. Amid the rising popularity of “digital detoxes” – periods when individuals disconnect from digital devices to recharge mentally – “brain rot” is being used in casual conversations and scholarly discourse alike.
Yahoo · 4d
'Brain rot' is the 2024 Oxford Word of the Year
Oxford University Press has officially dubbed "brain rot" its 2024 Word of the Year. Brain rot is defined as "the supposed deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging,
Time · 4d
‘Brain Rot’ Is the 2024 Word of the Year, According to Oxford University Press
The first recorded use of “brain rot,” according to Oxford University Press, was in Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, published in 1854. “While England endeavours to cure the potato-rot, will not any endeavour to cure the brain-rot, which prevails so much more widely and fatally?” wrote Thoreau in his treatise on transcendentalism.
CBC.ca · 2d
Oxford named 'brain rot' the word of the year. Is it an accurate depiction of 2024?
Oxford Dictionary people will be like, "Well, actually it was Henry David Thoreau who first used the phrase 'brain rot.'" And he was! He did it in 1854, I think. The quote was, "While England endeavors to cure the potato rot,
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