Oxford University Press said the phrase "brain rot" gained "new prominence in 2024," with its frequency of use increasing 230% from the year before. Latest U.S.

Just as it has in years past, Oxford University Press said it again enlisted the public’s help in choosing its word. More than 37,000 people voted this year.

Oxford University Press (OUP) has named "brain rot" as the Oxford Word of the Year 2024. There's a word for the feeling you get after endlessly scrolling on social media -- and Oxford chose it as ...

Oxford University Press has selected “brain rot” as the word of the year for 2024. “Brain rot,” though first recorded in Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, has emerged as a defining word of ...

Last month, on Nov. 14, Oxford University Press narrowed a list down to six words and the world had the opportunity to vote for its favorite. Language experts from the publishing house of the ...

Oxford University Press has announced its 2024 Word of the Year contenders, including demure, brain rot, lore, dynamic pricing, slop and romantasy. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

On Monday, the Oxford University Press made 'brain rot' its word of the year for 2024.' An Oxford English Dictionary is shown at the headquarters of The Associated Press in New York, Aug. 29, 2010.

Oxford University Press said Monday that the evocative phrase “gained new prominence in 2024,” with its frequency of use increasing 230% from the year before.

Oxford University Press releases a Word of the Year annually. For 2024, they’ve technically chosen two words. “Brain rot” was selected using voting, public commentary and language data analysis.

The term rose to prominence this year as a way to describe the harmful effects of doomscrolling, the Oxford University Press said. The use of the term “brain rot,” rose by 230% between 2023 ...

I f you've ever felt like endless scrolling was melting your brain, you're not alone—Oxford University Press has declared "brain rot" its word of the year for 2024.

The word of the year is intended to be “a word or expression that reflects a defining theme from the past 12 months.” Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” its word of the year.