English Explanatory Dictionary

brain rot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The degradation of mental faculties, intelligence, common sense, or moral character.
  2. Any form of media content that is deemed to hold little artistic value or negatively impact those who consume it.
  3. The state of being obsessed with a particular work of media, particularly to an extent considered to be embarrassing.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹeɪn ˌɹɒt/ /ˈbɹeɪn ˌɹɑt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-brain rot.wav

Word forms

brain rot brain-rot brainrot

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *bragną Proto-West Germanic *bragn Old English bræġn Middle English brayn English brain English rot English brain rot From brain + rot. First attested in Henry David Thoreau’s book Walden (1854). See cite below.

Related words

gut rot

Derived words

brainrotted brainrotten Italian brainrot
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