The term has taken on new significance in the digital age, especially over the past 12 months. Initially gaining traction on social media platform, it first appeared in 1854 in Henry David Thoreau’s ...
The Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” as the Oxford Word of the Year 2024. As I’m sure many of us can relate, ...
Oxford University Press declares "Brain Rot" 2024's Word of the Year, defining it as mental deterioration from ...
Oxford’s language experts noticed that ‘brain rot’ gained new prominence this year. The term captures concerns about the ...
But brain rot doesn’t just refer to that guilty, furry-teeth sensation you get from spending too much time on your phone. Brain rot also refers to how being chronically online influences how we talk ...