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

Oxford Languages President Casper Grathwohl said that in its modern sense, “’brain rot’ speaks to one of the perceived ...

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

See what other terms made the Oxford University Press shortlist and what other publications chose as their word of 2024.

Oxford University Press narrowed a list down to six words and the world had the opportunity to vote for its top choice.

A slang term for supposed mental damage done by overconsumption of trivial online content triumphed over a shortlist that ...

The Oxford University Press word or phrase of the year is officially ‘brain rot.’ A rather telling "symptom of the time we're ...

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

Former U.K. Conservative Party leader William Hague has been elected chancellor of Oxford University, one of the most ...