Brain rot: Supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as a result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging. Also: something characterized as likely to lead to such deterioration.
Oxford University Press, word of the year 2024
Wish I had said that.
ReplyDeleteAlready Thoreau used the word.
ReplyDeleteMy lack of experience/information. Did not read Thoreau, in high school. Probably won't read it now. Just sayin'...
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