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Brain Rot, Oxford and Word of the Year
'Brain Rot' Becomes Word of the Year
For the publishers of the Oxford English Dictionary, however, 2024 was the year of brain rot. "Brain rot" is a term that describes either the cause or effect of spending hours online viewing trivial information.
Think 'brain rot' summed up 2024? Oxford agrees it was the word of the year
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.
'Brain rot' is Oxford's 2024 Word of the Year thanks to a surge of viral TikTok videos
In this file photo, an Oxford English Dictionary is shown at the headquarters of the Associated Press in New York. Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year for 2024 is “brain rot” after the term made waves in videos on TikTok. Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year for 2024 is “brain rot” after the term made waves in videos on TikTok.
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‘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 ...
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Why ‘Brain Rot’ Is 2024’s Word of the Year
The phrase “brain rot” spiked 230 percent from 2023 to 2024, according to the makers of the Oxford English Dictionary ...
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'Brain rot' is the 2024 Oxford Word of the Year
Oxford University Press has officially dubbed "brain rot" its 2024 Word of the Year.
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Oxford’s word of the year is a modern condition familiar to most of us
There’s a name for that feeling you get after spending too long scrolling aimlessly, and Oxford University Press (OUP) has ...
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