The Oxford University Press writeup explains, “‘Brain rot’ is defined as ‘the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or ...

Oxford University Press said the phrase "brain rot" gained "new prominence in 2024," with its frequency of use increasing 230 ...

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

Gen Alpha’s hyper-online manner of speaking has officially entered the zeitgeist. Oxford University Press announced Monday ...

The first recorded use of “brain rot,” according to Oxford University Press, was in Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, published ...

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

"Brain rot," though first recorded in Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, has emerged as a defining word of online, and especially ...

With excessive, low-quality social media content at an all-time high, intellectual deterioration seemed to find everyone this ...

Oxford University Press's 2024 Word of the Year: which words did not make the cut? - The Oxford Word of the Year has ...