Words that reflect the zeitgeist: 2024 was very online. Ever since the American Dialect Society first selected a Word of the ...
Oxford University Press narrowed a list down to six words and the world had the opportunity to vote for its top choice.
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 ...
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 “brain rot” first appeared in 1854, describing the mental toll of trivial pursuits. However, the expression has ...
There’s a word for the feeling you get after endlessly scrolling on social media — and Oxford chose it as their word of the ...
It’s not just you. Oxford University Press, the publisher of the august Oxford English Dictionary, is also going a bit fuzzy between the ears. After digging through its enormous database, it has ...
Oxford language experts created a shortlist of six words to reflect the moods and conversations that have helped shape the past year ...
In this file photo, an Oxford English Dictionary is shown at the headquarters of the Associated Press in New York. Oxford ...
Oxford University Press said the phrase "brain rot" gained "new prominence in 2024," with its frequency of use increasing 230 ...
Last month, on Nov. 14, Oxford University Press narrowed a list ... Of clothing: not showy, ostentatious, or overly revealing." "Demure" was also officially named Dictionary.com's word of the ...