Oxford Selects “Brain Rot” As The Word Of The Year
The other finalist words were demure, slop, dynamic pricing, romantasy and lore.
“Brain Rot” has been named Oxford’s word of the year for 2024. The phrase “gained new prominence” this year with its frequency of use increasing 230% from the year before. Oxford defines “Brain Rot” as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of over-consumption of material considered to be trivial or unchallenging.”…