Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” its word of the year. It's defined as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state,” especially from consuming too much low-grade online content.

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,

Do you find yourself endlessly scrolling unchallenging content on social media? This year's Oxford word of the year could describe your exact situation.

Oxford University Press (OUP) has selected ’brain rot’ as its Word of the Year for 2024 after a public vote of over 37,000 participants. The term refers to the decline in mental and intellectual abilities caused by excessive consumption of trivial online content,

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

With excessive, low-quality social media content at an all-time high, intellectual deterioration seemed to find everyone this year.

Capping off a year that proved, without a shadow of a doubt, that non- A.V. Club readers are spending too much time ingesting the worst shit imaginable online, the Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” Word of the Year.

Brain rot,' referring to mental deterioration from excessive consumption of trivial online content, has been named Oxford's 2024 Word of the Year. This term reflects the impact of excessive internet use and low-quality information consumption,

You might have heard of the term 'brain rot' as an allusion to mindless scrolling in the voids of social media. The term, mostly used by young people (Generation Z and Generation Alpha), kept being thrown out,