Oxford University Press narrowed a list down to six words and the world had the opportunity to vote for its top choice.

“Looking back at Oxford Word of the Year over the last two decades, you can see society’s growing preoccupation with how our virtual lives are evolving, the way internet culture is permeating so much of who we are and what we talk about,” Grathwohl said.

Brain rot” is the 2024 Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year, adding to a growing list of Internet-specific words chosen by dictionaries as words of the year.