Oed Word Of The Year 2024. Oxford university press’ word of the year for 2024 is “brain rot,” an expression — written as two words — that saw a 230% increase in usage over the last year, according to. “brain rot” is the oxford dictionaries’ word of the year.
The oxford word of the year is a word or expression that has attracted a great deal of interest over the last 12 months. Oxford university press said monday that the phrase gained new prominence in 2024, with its frequency of use increasing 230% from the year before.