FULL STORY: Maybe just make this the word of the decade: Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year is . . . “brain rot.”
They define it as, “The supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of [online content] considered to be trivial or unchallenging.”
According to their stats, usage of the term “brain rot” steadily grew by 230% over the course of the year. But it’s not a new term.
The first recorded use was in Henry David Thoreau’s book “Walden” in 1854. So, people were already complaining about brain rot in the 1850s!
Oxford picks their word by choosing six finalists and letting people vote. The other five this year were “slop” . . . “dynamic pricing” . . . “romantasy” . . . “lore” . . . and “demure.” That was Dictionary.com’s word of the year.
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