The year of ‘brain rot’
Oxford University Press said Monday that the evocative phrase “gained new prominence in 2024,” with its frequency of use ...
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‘Brain Rot’ Crowned Oxford’s Word of the Year: TikTok Trend Highlights Concerns of The Digital Age
A 19th-century concept first written about by Henry David Thoreau in 'Walden' trended high on the social media app.
‘Brain Rot’ Is the 2024 Word of the Year, According to Oxford University Press
The first recorded use of “brain rot,” according to Oxford University Press, was in Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, published ...
Oxford’s word of the year is a modern condition familiar to most of us
There’s a name for that feeling you get after spending too long scrolling aimlessly, and Oxford University Press (OUP) has ...