Oxford University Press said Monday that the phrase "gained new prominence in 2024," with its frequency of use increasing 230% from the year before. Oxford defines brain rot as "the supposed ...

Gen Alpha’s hyper-online manner of speaking has officially entered the zeitgeist. Oxford University Press announced Monday that “brain rot” — the catch-all term for bizarre and semi ...

The contrast between the prestigious Oxford University Press (OUP) and its selection of Gen Z slang word “rizz” as its word of the year is nothing short of comedic. The term—an abbreviation ...

Oxford University Press has named “rizz″ as its word of the year, highlighting the popularity of a term used by Generation Z to describe someone’s ability to attract or seduce another person.

Considering how popular this word has become around the world, Oxford University Press has officially recognised and crowned 'rizz' as the Word of the Year for 2023. Eight words were shortlisted ...

The Oxford University Press announced Monday the 2023 Word of the Year is "rizz." A slang word popularized by social media, rizz was chosen from a pool of eight words by language experts with ...

The viral term was crowned 2023's "word of the year" by the Oxford University Press, which it lists as a "colloquial noun, defined as ‘style, charm, or attractiveness; the ability to attract a ...

By Jennifer Schuessler It’s official. Oxford University Press, the world’s second-oldest academic press and the publisher of the Oxford English Dictionary, has rizz. Or at least, like the rest ...

It’s not just you. Oxford University Press, the publisher of the august Oxford English Dictionary, is also going a bit fuzzy between the ears. After digging through its enormous database ...

After public consultation, Oxford University Press announced its choice—defined as the “supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, especially viewed as the result of ...