What is Brain Rot: Oxford University of Britain selects the 'Word of the Year' every year. This year also the university has announced the word. The university selects words keeping in mind the current times, among them those words are selected which are most discussed. Oxford University has chosen the word Brain Rot for the 'Word of the Year' of 2024. You have probably never heard of this word before, but many people are going through this phase. If you keep scrolling on social media platforms throughout the day, then you are a victim of Brain Rot. This word has now got official recognition. Let's know about it.

In the last few years, the craze of different social media platforms has increased a lot, and from young to old people waste hours on them. Now this platform has become a part of people's habits. It has dominated people so much that people have started taking mobile phones to the washroom. Due to excessive use of social media, people's thinking ability has been greatly affected. In such a situation, it has been named Brain Rot, which has now become quite popular. It is directly related to the mental state of people, which has been affected by social media.

What does Brain Rot mean?

Brain Rot is directly related to our brain, during this time our brain becomes sluggish, and the ability to think and understand also starts decreasing. When we watch some useless things online, especially on social media, for a long time, it has a bad effect on the brain. Scrolling for hours on social media platforms damages the brain. This is called brain rot. Along with this, an academic definition of brain rot has also been given.

Oxford University Press defines brain rot as a decline in a person's mental or intellectual state, especially if the person watches too much online stuff that is not thought-provoking or useless. In simple words, watching things that make the brain dull promotes brain rot.

It was used in the 19th century-

It is worth noting here that even though brain rot is being used in today's digital age, this term has been used in the 19th century as well. In 1854, Henry David Thoreau mentioned it in his book 'Walden'.