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'Brain Rot' Becomes Oxford's Word Of The Year 2024

바카라Brain rot바카라 was chosen by a combination of public vote and language analysis by Oxford lexicographers. It beat five other finalists: demure, slop, dynamic pricing, romantasy and lore.

brain rot becomes Oxfords word of the year 2024
'brain rot' becomes Oxford's word of the year 2024 Photo: File
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Many of us have felt it, and now it's official: 바카라brain rot바카라 is the Oxford dictionaries' word of the year.

Oxford University Press said on Monday the evocative phrase 바카라gained new prominence in 2024바카라, with its frequency of use increasing 230 per cent from the year before.

Oxford defines brain rot as 바카라the supposed deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of overconsumption of material (now particularly online content) considered to be trivial or unchallenging바카라.

The word of the year is intended to be 바카라a word or expression that reflects a defining theme from the past 12 months바카라.

바카라Brain rot바카라 was chosen by a combination of public vote and language analysis by Oxford lexicographers. It beat five other finalists: demure, slop, dynamic pricing, romantasy and lore.

While it may seem a modern phenomenon, the first recorded use of 바카라brain rot바카라 was by Henry David Thoreau in his 1854 ode to the natural world, 바카라Walden바카라.

Oxford Languages President Casper Grathwohl said that in its modern sense, 바카라'brain rot' speaks to one of the perceived dangers of virtual life, and how we are using our free time바카라.

바카라It feels like a rightful next chapter in the cultural conversation about humanity and technology. It's not surprising that so many voters embraced the term, endorsing it as our choice this year,바카라 he said.

Last year's Oxford word of the year was 바카라rizz바카라, a riff on charisma, used to describe someone's ability to attract or seduce another person.

Collins Dictionary's 2024 word of the year is 바카라brat바카라 바카라 the album title that became a summer-living ideal.

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