Last year’s Oxford word of the year was “rizz,” a riff on charisma, used to describe someone’s ability to attract or seduce ...

Oxford University Press names "brain rot" as its 2024 word of the year in a nod to modern scrolling habits. "The term has ...

It was in Henry David Thoreau’s 1854 book "Walden." But "the term has taken on new significance in the digital age," Oxford U ...

The term refers to "the supposed deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state" that's linked to spending ...

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

Oxford University Press has declared its word of the year for 2024 after the phrase saw a staggering 230 percent increase in ...

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

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

The first recorded use of “brain rot,” according to Oxford University Press, was in Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, published ...

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

Oxford University Press has picked its word that sums up the year 2024. The organization counted more than 37,000 votes, ...