noun Internet Slang

Brainrot

/ˈbreɪnˌrɒt/ · noun · slang

Low-quality, hyper-online content that melts your brain — and the slang it spawns.

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Definitions

1

The genre of absurd Gen Alpha meme language itself — skibidi, rizz, Ohio and the rest.

“His vocabulary is 90% brainrot at this point.”
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2

Mindless, addictive internet content (short videos, memes) that supposedly degrades your attention and thinking.

“I scrolled TikTok for four hours, pure brainrot.”
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3

The mental fog from consuming too much of it.

“I've got brainrot so bad I can't read a full paragraph anymore.”
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Brainrot In A Sentence

this video gave me brainrot in under 10 seconds
my for you page is nothing but brainrot lately
kids speaking fluent brainrot at the dinner table is wild

Origin & Usage

The idea of 'brain rot' from bad media is old (Thoreau used 'brain-rot' in 1854), but its modern meaning crystallized on TikTok around 2023-2024. It was named Oxford's Word of the Year in 2024, cementing it for the short-form-content era.

Variants brain rotbrainrottedbrainrot vocabulary
Tags #gen-z#meme#internet

People Also Ask

What does 'brainrot' mean?

Brainrot is mindless, addictive online content that supposedly dulls your brain, and the absurd meme slang it produces. It's both the cause and the effect.

Is 'brainrot' a real word?

Yes — it was named Oxford University Press's Word of the Year for 2024. The concept of bad media rotting the brain dates back to Thoreau in the 1800s.

What is 'brainrot vocabulary'?

It's the cluster of Gen Alpha meme words like skibidi, rizz, gyatt, and Ohio that come from viral content. Speaking in them is called 'fluent brainrot.'

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