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‘Brain rot’ wins as Oxford’s word of the year

tcrn.ch‘Brain rot’ wins as Oxford’s word of the yearAccording to Oxford University Press, which publishes the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the term ‘brain rot’ is defined as the “supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state” as it relates to overdosing on online content without…

2/12/24, 8:13 am31 reposts106 likes

Aaron Bieber (no relation)

@aaronbieber.com

2 Dec 2024

Hate to be the one to tell you this, Oxford, but "brain rot" is two words.

Aalto

@aaltomm.bsky.social

2 Dec 2024

The definition of the word seems off. The word has been used in various online platforms for about 10 years and the meaning has generally been that you're such a big fan of something/someone that you can't think about anything else.

Aalto

@aaltomm.bsky.social

2 Dec 2024

You could say, for example, "my My Chemical Romance brainrot just came back, sorry, I can't talk about anything else right now!"

Aalto

@aaltomm.bsky.social

2 Dec 2024

Brainrot isn't about being chronically online or consuming brainless social media content, it's about intense fan culture.

ton

@mactheknife.com

2 Dec 2024

Just in time for it to be the definition for what's going on in the US right now.

𝙼𝚒𝚌𝚑𝚕

@michl.bsky.social

2 Dec 2024

Was 'brain worm' in the running?

acrosst.bsky.social

@acrosst.bsky.social

2 Dec 2024

Favorite activity nowadays. Doubtful recovery.

sweys

@sweys.bsky.social

2 Dec 2024

Matches wonderfully with 'enshittification' and 'trump'.