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My parents spend half of the year on an island off the coast of North Carolina where many of the residents speak a distinct and alienating dialect of English—the Ocracoke or “Hoi Toider” brogue, which ...

If you’ve spent any time around kids lately, you’ve probably heard about “brain rot.” Named Oxford Word of the Year in 2024, it’s defined as the “supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ever spend a little too much time scrolling through social media or binge-watching shows and end up feeling…fuzzy? The phrase ...

The term “brain rot” dates back to Henry David Thoreau’s 1854 book Walden,but in the digital age, it has become Oxford University Press’ 2024 Word of the Year. With people averaging nearly seven hours ...

Ever since the American Dialect Society selected a Word of the Year at its conference in 1990, over half a dozen English dictionaries have anointed an annual word or phrase that's meant to encapsulate ...

“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 ...

Absurdist internet slang and content dubbed “brain rot” has become increasingly prevalent online in recent years, shaping ...

So just what is "brain rot" and how did the term start? ““Brain rot” is a term for the mental decline that can come from overconsumption of low quality or unchallenging online content,” Healthline ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year is “brain rot,” a term surging in popularity. According to the president of Oxford Languages, use of the term skyrocketed 230 percent ...

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