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.
The word of the year is intended to be “a word or expression that reflects a defining theme from the past 12 months.” ...
Each year, Oxford University Press—the publisher behind the esteemed Oxford English Dictionary—chooses a word or phrase from ...
Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and the increasingly nightmarish hellscape that is MAGA billionaire Elon Musk’s X are all behind ...
This is Oxford University Press' Word of the Year. It's what happens when you scroll on social media too much.
There’s a name for that feeling you get after spending too long scrolling aimlessly, and Oxford University Press (OUP) has ...
See what other terms made the Oxford University Press shortlist and what other publications chose as their word of 2024.
(CBS DETROIT) — Saturday marks three years since the mass shooting at Oxford High School. Four students were killed in the ...