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’Brain rot‘ named Oxford Word of the Year 2024

by Benedict Heaton corp.oup.com published 2024-12-024 min read

After more than 37,000 votes on our shortlist, we're pleased to announce that the Oxford Word of the Year for 2024 is 'brain rot'.

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