brain rot

名词 n.
英 /ˈbɹeɪn ˌɹɒt/    美 /ˈbɹeɪn ˌɹɑt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The degradation of mental faculties, intelligence, common sense, or moral character. derogatory,uncountable
    — While England endeavors to cure the potato-rot, will not any endeavor to cure the brain-rot, which prevails so much more widely and fatally?
  2. Any form of media content that is deemed to hold little artistic value or negatively impact those who consume it. derogatory,slang,uncountable
    — […] I remember that I had to stay home and receive a stern lecture on the evils of Tinseltown brainrot.
  3. The state of being obsessed with a particular work of media, particularly to an extent considered to be embarrassing. slang,uncountable
    — Jojo^([sic]) brain rot is real because why have I just spent the last 10 minutes thinking who'd be better at parallel parking-

词形变化

brain-rot alternative brainrot alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
brainrotted brainrotten Italian brainrot
相关词
gut rot

词源

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.
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