“Brain rot” has been declared the Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year, reflecting a growing concern over the impact of excessive consumption of trivial online content on mental health. The term is ...

After weeks of deliberation and more than 37,000 votes worldwide, the Oxford English Dictionary has announced a Generation Alpha slang term is its 2024 word of the year, "brain rot." Here's an ...

Oxford University Press has announced "brain rot" as its word of the year for 2024. The publishing house says "brain rot" was selected through consultation with its language experts and a public vote ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here's an explainer on "brain rot," and a look at some of the other terms considered for Oxford's word of the year. 'Brain rot' ...