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Oxford Word of the Year is brain rot
Writer Thoreau warned of brain rot in 1854. Now it's the Oxford Word of 2024
The term brain rot first appeared in Henry David Thoreau's famous Walden, according to the Oxford University Press. How did he use it — and what might he have made of its modern meaning?
‘Brain Rot,’ the Scourge of the Chronically Online, Becomes Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year
The term refers to "the supposed deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state" that's linked to spending extensive stretches of time scrolling through low-quality content
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A journey through brain rot, Oxford’s 2024′s word of the year | Column
While we in Florida might argue that 2024 was defined by “debris,” “storm surge,” or “ill-fated pickleball courts,” the dictionary wizards at Oxford University Press have chosen a different Word of the Year for 2024. Brain rot.
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‘Brain Rot’ Crowned Oxford’s Word of the Year: TikTok Trend Highlights Concerns of the Digital Age
A 19th-century concept first written about by Henry David Thoreau in 'Walden' trended high on the social media app.
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Do you have brain rot?
Perhaps the most logical slang used by Gen Alpha, "brain rot" refers to the mindset of an individual who constantly consumes ...
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