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Words of the Year 2024
Dictionary.com names ‘demure’ as its word of the year for 2024 [1]. Demure means characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
Oxford University Press names "brain rot" as the word of the year for 2024 {2]. As per Wikipedia [3],
>"In Internet culture, brain rot (or brainrot) refers to any Internet content deemed to be of low quality or value, or the supposed negative psychological and cognitive effects caused by it. The term also refers to excessive use of digital media, especially short-form entertainment, which may affect cognitive health."Amongst the six short listed candidates by Oxford University Press [4], I also liked the word "slop" which means art, writing, or other content generated using artificial intelligence, shared and distributed online in an indiscriminate or intrusive way, and characterized as being of low quality, inauthentic, or inaccurate.
From my perspective both brain rot and slop are more relevant.
1. https://time.com/7178900/demure-word-of-the-year-2024/
2. https://time.com/7199246/brain-rot-oxford-university-press-word-of-the-year-2024/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_rot
4. https://corp.oup.com/word-of-the-year/#shortlist-2024