Words that reflect the zeitgeist: 2024 was very online. Ever since the American Dialect Society first selected a Word of the ...
Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year is “polarization” which was heard around the world during this year’s heated election ...
Polarization, brain rot and brat -- the 2024 words of the year encapsulate the myriad ways digital life is influencing ...
In 2003, the publisher of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary began bestowing a crown. On Dec. 9, 2024, it selected “polarization” ...
Merriam-Webster also released other words that were considered for the word of the year title. The word “demure” was in the running following the viral TikTok trend; as well as “weird,” in reference ...
“Brain Rot” refers to the decline of a person’s mental state caused by the “over-consumption” of trivial material, especially ...
I always look forward to the end of the year when the world’s most preeminent, respected and august dictionaries release their words of the year. Nothing ...
But what were the big trends? What were the moments that kept us talking for weeks? From a demure get-ready with me to a search for a man in finance and some cute and cuddly friends, here are the ...
May I have a word with you, please? Actually, two words. Brain rot. You just never know what kind of surprise awaits you when you check out this space, do you? I have the feeling brain rot wasn’t on ...
Merriam-Webster landed on “polarization” for its Word of the Year. The dictionary maker defined the term as “division into ...
Merriam-Webster’s list continues a tradition of reflecting cultural trends, with past picks including “authentic” in 2023, ...
Oxford defines brain rot as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the ...