This is Oxford University Press' Word of the Year. It's what happens when you scroll on social media too much.

"Brain rot," though first recorded in Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, has emerged as a defining word of online, and especially ...

If you’ve been scrolling too long on social media, you might be suffering from “brain rot,” the word of 2024, per the ...

After a long day, we’ve all been guilty of mindlessly scrolling through our social media feeds, sometimes for hours at a time ...

Exposure to mind-numbing content on social media is known to cause a 'brain rot' in people. The term has gained traction in ...

Oxford University Press (OUP) has announced brain rot as its Word of the Year for 2024, chosen through a public vote ...

According to Oxford University Press, which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the term ‘brain rot’ is defined as ...

Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” its word of the year. It's defined as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s ...

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

Scrolling through silly or nonsensical social media posts can have an unofficial side effect: "brain rot." Why it matters: It ...

Becoming a hot topic across the internet, the term ‘brain rot’ garnered over 37,000 votes to secure its place as Oxford ...