The Word Of The Year 2024 Winner. Garnering more than 37,000 votes in a public poll, the term encapsulates growing concerns about the impact of consuming. According to oup, the first recorded use of “brain rot” was in 1854 by henry david thoreau in his.

The dictionary’s bestowed word for 2024 follows “rizz” last year, “goblin mode” in 2022, and “vax” in 2021. It used to be used only for specific periods where.