“Brain rot” is the 2024 Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year, adding to a growing list of Internet-specific words chosen by dictionaries as words of the year.

Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” its word of the year. ... Collins Dictionary’s 2024 word of the year is “brat” – the album title that became a summer-living ideal.

Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: "brain rot" is the Oxford Dictionary's word of the year. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 04:45:27 GMT (1751345127204) Story Infinite Scroll - News3 ...

Oxford University Press said Monday that the evocative phrase "gained new prominence in 2024," with its frequency of use increasing 230% ... Collins Dictionary's 2024 word of the year is ...

It is also defined as "something characterized as likely to lead to such deterioration," Oxford announced in a news release. "'Brain rot' speaks to one of the perceived dangers of virtual life ...

FILE- In this Aug. 29, 2010 file photo, an Oxford English Dictionary is shown at the headquarters of the Associated Press in New York. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File) LONDON — Many of us have felt ...

LONDON — Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: “brain rot” is the Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year. Oxford University Press said Monday that the evocative phrase “gained ...

If you’ve been scrolling too long on social media, you might be suffering from “brain rot,” the word of 2024, per the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary. After public consultation ...

FILE- In this Aug. 29, 2010 file photo, an Oxford English Dictionary is shown at the headquarters of the Associated Press in New York. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File) Oxford University Press said Monday ...

Oxford University Press said Monday that the evocative phrase "gained new prominence in 2024," with its frequency of use increasing 230% ... Collins Dictionary's 2024 word of the year is ...

LONDON — Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: “brain rot” is the Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year. Oxford University Press said Monday that the evocative phrase “gained ...