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

Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: “brain rot” is the Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year. Oxford University Press said Monday that the

To choose this year's word, OUP conducted a public vote in which more than 37,000 people participated. After two weeks of public voting, language experts considered the public’s input, voting results, and language data and declared 'brain rot' the Word of the Year for 2024.