Oxford Word Of The Year 2025 Finalists. The word of the year is intended to be “a word or expression that reflects a defining theme from the past 12 months.” “brain rot” was chosen by a combination of public vote and. “brain rot” is the oxford dictionaries’ word of the year.

London (ap) — many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: After over 30,000 language lovers around the world got involved to help refine our shortlist of eight words, we are pleased to announce that the.