Oxford University Press said the evocative phrase “gained new prominence in 2024”
FILE- In this Aug. 29, 2010 file photo, an Oxford English Dictionary is shown at the headquarters of the Associated Press in New York. LONDON — Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: “brain rot” is the Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year.
The word of the year is intended to be “a word or expression that reflects a defining theme from the past 12 months.” Oxford Languages President Casper Grathwohl said that in its modern sense, “’brain rot’ speaks to one of the perceived dangers of virtual life, and how we are using our free time.” Thousands of San Diego students are homeless. Here’s how one young woman made sure you’d never notice her
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