Oxford University Press has officially dubbed "brain rot" its 2024 Word of the Year.

Brain rot” is the 2024 Oxford Word of the Year, adding to a growing list of Internet-specific words that are chosen by ...

Usage of the term has spiked 230% since 2023. It describes the 'deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state,' ...

Oxford University Press narrowed a list down to six words and the world had the opportunity to vote for its top choice.

Oxford University Press has declared its word of the year for 2024 after the phrase saw a staggering 230 percent increase in ...

The winning word, brain rot, was chosen after 37,000 votes, with use of the word having risen 230% between 2023 and 2024.

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Each year, Oxford University Press—the publisher behind the esteemed Oxford English Dictionary—chooses a word or phrase from ...

This is Oxford University Press' Word of the Year. It's what happens when you scroll on social media too much.

Last year’s Oxford word of the year was “rizz,” a riff on charisma, used to describe someone’s ability to attract or seduce ...

There’s a name for that feeling you get after spending too long scrolling aimlessly, and Oxford University Press (OUP) has ...