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You may have heard that the Oxford Dictionary’s “word of the year” for 2024 was “brain rot”.
I found that interesting for two reasons. The first is that it is clearly two words. The second is that unlike prior words of the year – like 2013’s “selfie” or 2023’s “rizz” – “brain rot” is neither new nor changed from its original intended meaning. Its first use was recorded in 1854 and said to be “indicative of a general decline in mental and intellectual effort” – which, well, yeah.
