Each December, Oxford University Press (OUP)—the organization responsible for the Oxford English Dictionary—announces its ...

With more than 37,000 votes, Oxford picked the Gen Alpha slang term "brain rot" as its 2024 Word of the Year. Here's what the ...

What does "brain rot" mean? It's Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year for 2024, and it's a phrase that's taken over the ...

The dictionary’s bestowed word for 2024 follows “rizz” last year, “goblin mode” in 2022, and “vax” in 2021. Oxford’s 2024 ...

Have you ever spent two hours on TikTok? Made several in-app purchases on Candy Crush while watching “The Office” for the ...

Medically, 'brain rot' refers to a state of mental fatigue, sluggishness, shortened attention span, and cognitive decline, ...

The term “brain rot” first appeared in 1854, describing the mental toll of trivial pursuits. However, the expression has ...

“Looking back at Oxford Word of the Year over the last two decades, you can see society’s growing preoccupation with how our ...

Which word captures the spirit of 2024: “brain rot” or “enshittification”? Both have been highlighted by separate dictionary publishers as words that reflect the zeitgeist of the past year – and both ...

Oxford University's new word of the year epitomizes the mindlessness that dominates social media. “More than 37,000 people ...