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

Usage of the term has spiked 230% since 2023. It describes the 'deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state,' ...

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 ...

Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and the increasingly nightmarish hellscape that is MAGA billionaire Elon Musk’s X are all behind ...

For those who read that as a medical term, you may want to relearn the meaning of this new-generation slang that has earned ...

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

There’s a name for that feeling you get after spending too long scrolling aimlessly, and Oxford University Press (OUP) has ...

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

There’s a word for the feeling you get after endlessly scrolling on social media — and Oxford chose it as their word of the ...