Usage of the term has spiked 230% since 2023. It describes the 'deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state,' ...

Oxford University Press narrowed a list down to six words and the world had the opportunity to vote for its top choice.

Jennifer Crumbley says prosecution withheld key evidence from her in order to convict her, and spare school officials from ...

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

The winning word, brain rot, was chosen after 37,000 votes, with use of the word having risen 230% between 2023 and 2024.

Many of us have felt it, and now it's official: ''brain rot'' is the Oxford dictionaries' word of the year. Oxford University ...

Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and the increasingly nightmarish hellscape that is MAGA billionaire Elon Musk’s X are all behind ...

If you’ve been scrolling too long on social media, you might be suffering from “brain rot,” the word of 2024, per the ...

This is Oxford University Press' Word of the Year. It's what happens when you scroll on social media too much.

There’s a name for that feeling you get after spending too long scrolling aimlessly, and Oxford University Press (OUP) has ...