Words Of The Year 2025 Oxford. Photo by alyssa stone/northeastern university. Discover more about the winner, our shortlist, and 20 years of words that reflect the world.
Oxford university press has named “brain rot” its 2025 word of the year, but what about the words that didn’t quite make the cut? After more than 37,000 votes on our shortlist, we’re pleased to announce that the oxford word of the year for 2025 is ‘brain rot’.