Oxford University Press narrowed a list down to six words in November and the world had the opportunity to vote for its top ...
A slang term for supposed mental damage done by overconsumption of trivial online content triumphed over a shortlist that ...
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 said the phrase "brain rot" gained "new prominence in 2024," with its frequency of use increasing 230 ...
In this file photo, an Oxford English Dictionary is shown at the headquarters of the Associated Press in New York. Oxford ...
“Brain rot” is a popular term within internet culture, associated with being chronically online. Doomscrolling is so 2020 — ...
"Demure" is officially Dictionary.com's word of the year for 2024. TikTok star Jools Lebron is responsible for its virality ...
The term brain rot, first recorded in 1854 by Henry David Thoreau in his book Walden, has gained new meaning in the digital ...
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 ...
Oxford University Press names "brain rot" as its 2024 word of the year in a nod to modern scrolling habits. "The term has ...
Oxford University Press has declared its word of the year for 2024 after the phrase saw a staggering 230 percent increase in ...