brain rot

American  

[brayn raht] / ˈbreɪn ˌrɑt /

noun

1. Slang. a piece of media or a meme that is considered to have no functional or aesthetic value.

2. Slang. mental or social degradation, usually from a perceived excess of social media consumption.

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Other Word Forms

• brain-rotting adjective

Example Sentences

In a world where outrage, A.I. slop and “brain rot” are all heavily incentivized by platforms, Hank explains why he’d rather make content that leans into the complexity of our world.

From Slate

Yet Aster diagnoses them, and everyone else, with a deadly case of social media brain rot.

From Los Angeles Times

At first, the not-so-original idea that phones have turned children into zombies is a Romero-style parody of brain rot.

From Los Angeles Times

He talks of the risk of "brain rot" - the idea that our constant exposure to social media is harming our intellectual abilities.

From BBC

"I would say AI slop increases the brain rot effect, making people quickly consume content that they know is not only unlikely to be real, but probably not meaningful or interesting," he says.

From BBC