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, Oxford University Press announced its choice—defined as the “supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging” as well as “something characterized as likely to lead to such deterioration”—on Monday.
‘brain Rot’ Is The 2024 Word Of The Year, According To Oxford University Press
Chad de Guzman, Time
Mon, 12/02/2024 - 2:00am
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- ‘Brain rot’ is the word of the year, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. The phrase is a century old.
"Brain rot" is the 2024 word of the year according to Oxford University Press, which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary.
12/2/2024 - 2:27 am | View Link - ‘Brain Rot’ Is Oxford’s Word of the Year
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, Oxford ...
12/2/2024 - 2:11 am | View Link - Oxford University Press' word of the year: "brain rot"
Scrolling through silly or nonsensical social media posts can have an unofficial side effect: "brain rot." Why it matters: It's a phrase Oxford University Press said "gained new prominence in 2024" — ...
12/2/2024 - 1:19 am | View Link - What is 'brain rot'? Oxford chooses word of the year 2024
After a long day, we’ve all been guilty of mindlessly scrolling through our social media feeds, sometimes for hours at a time. This phenomenon has been dubbed "brain rot", and Oxford University Press ...
12/1/2024 - 11:59 pm | View Link - 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 year.
12/1/2024 - 11:54 pm | View Link - More
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