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  2. Brain rot - Wikipedia

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    In Internet culture, brain rot (or brainrot) refers to any Internet content deemed to be of low quality or value, or the supposed negative psychological and cognitive effects caused by it. [1] The term also refers to excessive use of digital media, especially short-form entertainment [ 2 ] and doomscrolling , [ 3 ] which may affect cognitive ...

  3. Losing your mind looking at memes? The dictionary has a word ...

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    "Brain rot speaks to one of the perceived dangers of virtual life, and how we are using our free time." What other words made the shortlist? Demure (adj.): Of a person: reserved or restrained in ...

  4. What is ‘brain rot’? The science behind what too much ...

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    Oxford University Press has chosen "brain rot" as its word of the year. The word is defined as "supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as a result ...

  5. ‘Brain Rot’ is Oxford’s Word of the Year - AOL

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    See the shortlist—and what other dictionaries chose as their terms of 2024. ... “‘Brain rot’ speaks to one of the perceived dangers of virtual life, and how we are using our free time ...

  6. Glossary of Generation Z slang - Wikipedia

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    Derived from the idea that one's brain would "rot" from consuming too much stimulating content. [23] [24] [25] bruh (/ b r ʌ / ⓘ) Term used to express shock, embarrassment, or disappointment. [26] [27] bussin' Extremely good, excellent. Also used to describe good food. Originated from African-American vernacular for good food.

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  8. ‘Brain rot’ is Oxford’s Word of the Year for 2024 - AOL

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    Brain rot, a 170-year-old concept that has taken on new meaning in the social media age, is the Oxford Word of the Year for 2024. Oxford University Press, the publisher of the Oxford English ...

  9. Semantic prosody - Wikipedia

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    An example given by John Sinclair is the verb set in, which has a negative prosody: e.g. rot (with negative associations) is a prime example of what is going to 'set in'. [1] Another well-known example is the verb sense of cause , which is also used mostly in a negative context (accident, catastrophe, etc.), [ 2 ] though one can also say that ...