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Oxford, word of the year
Oxford’s word of the year is a modern condition familiar to most of us
There’s a name for that feeling you get after spending too long scrolling aimlessly, and Oxford University Press (OUP) has chosen it as its word for the year for 2024. “Brain rot” took the title in a vote in which more than 37,000 people participated, as well as public commentary and analysis of OUP’s language data.
Oxford’s Word of the Year Is About the Internet Melting Your Brain
Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and the increasingly nightmarish hellscape that is MAGA billionaire Elon Musk’s X are all behind the Oxford Word of the Year for 2024: “Brain rot.” The term—meaning “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state,
Oxford's 2024 Word of the Year Captures Our Mindless Web Scrolling
Usage of the term has spiked 230% since 2023. It describes the 'deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state,' especially from overconsuming online content. Can you guess it?
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'Brain Rot': Oxford University Press 2024 Word of the Year Revealed
Oxford University Press has declared its word of the year for 2024 after the phrase saw a staggering 230 percent increase in ...
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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 ...
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Dictionary.com has named its word of the year, and it isn’t ‘brat’
Demure,” a word that went viral over the summer, has been named Dictionary.com’s 2024 word of the year –– beating out other ...
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Weather term that nearly became the Word of the Year in 2024
Dictionary.com has released its annual Word of the Year for 2024. The online dictionary chose “demure" as the Word of the ...
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'Demure' is Dictionary.com's word of the year. If that's news to you, here's the backstory
Usage of the word soared after TikToker Jools Lebron used it in her signature catchphrase "very demure, very mindful." ...
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'Demure' crowned word of the year 2024: How TikTok star Jools Lebron made it happen
"Demure" is officially Dictionary.com's word of the year for 2024. TikTok star Jools Lebron is responsible for its virality ...
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Macquarie’s word of the year is the perfect emblem for a grim era
How many hints do you need? This year, an emblem of our era, Macquarie ’s word of 2024 is Doctorow’s 2022 coinage: ...
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‘Enshittification’ Is Officially the Biggest Word of the Year
That rage you feel as you deal with every single piece of tech in your life? It’s caused by enshittification and the ...
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