The term brain rot first appeared in Henry David Thoreau's famous Walden, according to the Oxford University Press. How did ...

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Oxford University Press has officially dubbed "brain rot" its 2024 Word of the Year.

LONDON (AP) — Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: “brain rot” is the Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year.

The heavy sigh and slightly hungover feeling this type of content elicits might best be described as brain rot—Oxford’s 2024 ...

A 19th-century concept first written about by Henry David Thoreau in 'Walden' trended high on the social media app.

The phrase “brain rot” spiked 230 percent from 2023 to 2024, according to the makers of the Oxford English Dictionary ...

Perhaps the most logical slang used by Gen Alpha, "brain rot" refers to the mindset of an individual who constantly consumes ...

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

"Brain rot" has been named the Oxford Word of the Year 2024, highlighting concerns about the mental impact of consuming low ...

Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” as its 2024 Word of the Year, reflecting concerns about mental strain from ...