Today, a going theory about the cause of brain-rot language—as implied by its name—is that people have gotten stupider. But I don’t think this is true.

Oxford always strives to choose a word that had a big impact on language and culture over the year, like 2023’s winner: “rizz,” which Gen Z throws around a lot to reference swagger or ...

Brain rot: What is it and how can you combat it? Be mindful about the type of content you are consuming, and how long you are looking at it for. Camilla Foster Monday 02 December 2024 13:02 GMT ...

Brain rot language — catchy, simplified phrases that dominate social media—may be attention-grabbing, but it often lacks depth and clarity. While it can spark short-term engagement, its use raises ...

Brain rot may have surged in the past year, but its use dates back to 1854, when Henry David Thoreau referenced it in his book Walden. He, too, wielded it to describe a diminished mental acuity.

Brain rot is a symptom of mindless scrolling through nonsense memes and sludge content. It is the sensation of faculties warmly smothered by one too many AI-generated pictures; see the off-putting ...

After digging through its enormous database, it has chosen “brain rot” — specifically, the kind brought on by digital overload — as its 2024 Word of the Year.

As someone immersed in the rise of this language, I see brain rot differently. It’s not about confusion or chaos; it’s about making sense of a world that often feels absurd.

Selected through a combination of voting results, public commentary, and analysis of OUP's language data, 'brain rot' gained new prominence in 2024 as a term used to capture concerns about the ...

"After over 37,000 votes, worldwide public discussion, and analysis of our language data, we have named 'brain rot' as our Word of the Year for 2024," the publisher, a department of the University ...

Though "brain rot" has become a cultural touchstone in 2024, the phrase has deep historical roots. Its first recorded use dates back to 1854 when Henry David Thoreau referenced it in "Walden," his ...

Brain rot, a 170-year-old concept that has taken on new meaning in the social media age, is the Oxford Word of the Year for 2024. Oxford University Press, the publisher of the Oxford English ...