Words that reflect the zeitgeist: 2024 was very online. Ever since the American Dialect Society first selected a Word of the ...
2. Demure (adj.): Of a person: reserved or restrained in appearance or behavior. Of clothing: not showy, ostentatious, or overly revealing. Oxford says it's on the short list because of its ...
There’s a word for the feeling you get after endlessly scrolling on social media — and Oxford chose it as their word of the ...
Oxford University Press names "brain rot" as its 2024 word of the year in a nod to modern scrolling habits. "The term has ...
The more trend-conscious among us might raise an eyebrow at Collins Dictionary’s 2024 word of the year, Brat. The word is ...
Oxford University Press said the phrase "brain rot" gained "new prominence in 2024," with its frequency of use increasing 230 ...
A slang term for supposed mental damage done by overconsumption of trivial online content triumphed over a shortlist that ...
The term refers to "the supposed deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state" that's linked to spending ...
LONDON -- Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: “Brain rot” is the Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year. Oxford ...
“Brain rot” is a popular term within internet culture, associated with being chronically online. Doomscrolling is so 2020 — ...
In this file photo, an Oxford English Dictionary is shown at the headquarters of the Associated Press in New York. Oxford ...
Oxford University Press narrowed a list down to six words in November and the world had the opportunity to vote for its top ...