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BRAIN ROT GRABS THE TOP SPOT!
Daily Star
|December 03, 2024
Oxford word of year
OUR obsession with endless online scrolling has led to "brain rot" being picked as the Oxford Dictionary's word of the year.
Oxford University Press said the phrase "gained new prominence in 2024", with its use soaring by 230% from the year before.
This story is from the December 03, 2024 edition of Daily Star.
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