The Oxford University Press writeup explains, “‘Brain rot’ is defined as ‘the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or ...

Words that reflect the zeitgeist: 2024 was very online. Ever since the American Dialect Society first selected a Word of the ...

My accident Dec. 1 meant that my intended column on the Oxford Word of the Year had to be postponed. I'm still recovering ...

Polarization, brain rot and brat -- the 2024 words of the year encapsulate the myriad ways digital life is influencing ...

In 2003, the publisher of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary began bestowing a crown. On Dec. 9, 2024, it selected “polarization” ...

Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year is “polarization” which was heard around the world during this year’s heated election ...

"Brain rot" is a term that describes either the cause or effect of spending hours online viewing trivial information. It ...

Overused and unavoidable, the term reflects a year spent doomscrolling and consuming digital fluff. Oxford University Press ...

As we anticipated the release of Spotify Wrapped, the Oxford English Dictionary has revealed what trendy word has been ...

What’s the Word of the Year for 2024? Well, as it turns out, it depends on who you’re asking because there are different ...

It's a term that internet users have undoubtedly seen over and again on social networks, especially since the frequency of ...

The words we choose often reflect the world we’re living in, and as 2024 draws to a close, the Oxford English Dictionary has ...