The term “brain rot” describes the mental and intellectual deterioration supposedly caused by excessive consumption of online content. — AFP Relaxnews
This year's Word of the Year could also be a word of warning. The term “brain rot” tops the list for 2024, according to the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary, reflecting growing concerns about the impact of over-consuming large amounts of online content, particularly on social networks.
It's a term that Internet users have undoubtedly seen over and again on social networks, especially since the frequency of its use has risen by 230% in one year, peaking in September. The expression “brain rot“ was chosen as Word of the Year by over 37,000 people from a list of six words proposed by Oxford University Press, after two weeks of voting.
