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Word of the Year, Brain Rot and Oxford University Press
‘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.
'Brain rot' named Oxford Word of the Year for 2024
The Oxford University Press -- the publishing house of the University of Oxford -- announced that "brain rot" is the 2024 Word of the Year after more than 37,000 votes and an analysis of its use, particularly online.
'Brain Rot' Becomes Word of the Year
"Brain rot" is a term that describes either the cause or effect of spending hours online viewing trivial information. It communicates concerns about the impact of consuming excessive amounts of low-quality online content, especially on social media, Oxford University Press language experts said.
Oxford Word Of The Year, ‘Brain Rot,’ Defines Our Screen-Fixated Times
Oxford University Press names "brain rot" as its 2024 word of the year in a nod to modern scrolling habits. "The term has taken on new significance in the digital age."
Oxford University Press picks "brain rot" as word of the year. See the other finalists.
Oxford University Press said the phrase "brain rot" gained "new prominence in 2024," with its frequency of use increasing 230% from the year before.
‘Brain rot’ is the word of the year, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. The phrase is a century old.
“Brain rot” is a popular term within internet culture, associated with being chronically online. Doomscrolling is so 2020 — we’re now in the year of “brain rot” instead. That’s the 2024 word of the year according to Oxford University Press, the Oxford English Dictionary’s publisher.
What Is ‘Brain Rot’? Oxford’s Word of the Year Highlights Social Media Epidemic
Oxford University's new word of the year epitomizes the mindlessness that dominates social media. “More than 37,000 people voted to
Oxford Dictionary picks slang phrase 'brain rot' as Word of the Year. Here's what it means
With more than 37,000 votes, Oxford picked the Gen Alpha slang term "brain rot" as its 2024 Word of the Year. Here's what the term means.
'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': Oxford University Press 2024 Word of the Year Revealed
Oxford University Press has declared its word of the year for 2024 after the phrase saw a staggering 230 percent increase in usage.
‘Brain Rot’ Is Why Your Kids All Sound Like That
For Gen Z and Gen Alpha, consuming low-value social media content isn’t a chronic condition—it’s a way of forming a shared language
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Brain Rot Is the Word of the Year 2024 and Also Our New Normal
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Oxford names ‘brain rot’ as 2024’s word of the year
If you haven’t heard the term, well, perhaps you’ve been spending too much time on activities that do rot your brain, like ...
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