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Oxford Picks ‘Brain Rot’ as Word of the Year
Oxford University Press picks "brain rot" as word of the year. See the other finalists.
Oxford University Press said the phrase "brain rot" gained "new prominence in 2024," with its frequency of use increasing 230% from the year before.
'Brain rot' is Oxford University Press' word of the year
Gen Alpha’s hyper-online manner of speaking has officially entered the zeitgeist. Oxford University Press announced Monday that “brain rot” — the catch-all term for bizarre and semi-unintelligible extremely online language — is its 2024 word of the year.
'Brain rot' named Oxford Word of the Year for 2024
The Oxford University Press -- the publishing house of the University of Oxford -- announced that "brain rot" is the 2024 Word of the Year after more than 37,000 votes and an analysis of its use, particularly online.
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Oxford names 'brain rot' as 2024 word of the year: What does it mean?
Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” as its 2024 Word of the Year, reflecting concerns about mental strain from ...
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‘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 ...
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Oxford’s Word of the Year 2024 reflects ‘perceived dangers’ of social media
There’s a word for the feeling you get after endlessly scrolling on social media — and Oxford chose it as their word of the ...
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