Word Of The Year 2025 Oxford English Dictionary. The term has taken on new significance in the digital age, especially over the past 12 months. Oxford university press, the publisher of the.
Initially gaining traction on social media platform—particularly on tiktok among gen z and gen alpha. Oxford university press’ word of the year for 2025 is “brain rot,” an expression — written as two words — that saw a 230% increase in usage over the last year, according to.