Word Of The Year Oxford Dictionary 2024 Word List. Brain rot is the oxford dictionaries' word of the year. 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.

London (ap) — many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: The word, which means being reserved in appearance or behavior, had already been named word of the year by dictionary.com last week.