From mewing to hopecore to skibidi, the internet has given us a brand new vocabulary over the past few years ... Indeed, the ...

"brain rot" is the Oxford dictionaries' word of the year. Oxford University Press said Monday that the phrase "gained new prominence in 2024," with its frequency of use increasing 230% from the ...

Phrase describes one’s worsening mental state, usually after consuming too much online content; other dictionaries have ...

Many of us have felt it, and now it's official: "brain rot" is the Oxford dictionaries' word of the year. Oxford University Press said Monday that the evocative phrase "gained new prominence in 2024." ...

The Oxford English Dictionary blew it in anointing “brain rot” as the ... People with financial motives, including scammers and spammers, are always among the first to exploit new technology. After ...

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Many dictionary organizations have issued their ... Leaning into internet slang terms is far from new. Last year, Oxford picked “rizz” as its word of the year, a term popularized by Gen ...

"The term has taken on new significance in the digital ... has simultaneously been gaining momentum. View of the Oxford American College dictionary taken in Washington on Nov. 16, 2009.

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