- brainrot
Slang Word: Brainrot
Gen Z Slang Word Brainrot is used or popularized by Generation Z (Gen Z). Understand the definition of Brainrot so that we can better use it. Knowing slang not only helps improve communication skills, but also enhances understanding of the culture of the younger generation and helps to build better relationships between teachers and students and families.
The Definition of Brainrot
Definition: Used to describe the state of a person losing touch with the real world as a result of the consumption of meaningless, chronically online, hyperstimulating content, or as a negative term to describe seemingly meaningless buzzwords most associated with members of Gen Alpha (such as "skibidi", "fanum tax", "sigma", or "rizz").
Examples: "Bro, the skibidi gyatt ohio sigma kai cenat rizzler memes are literal brainrot..."
Variations: Brain rot, brain-rot
Origin: Derived from a euphemism that one's brain would literally "rot", or that one has "brain rot", by regular consumption of offending "brainrot" content. The term was popularized in 2023 with the rising interest in Gen Alpha and concerned discussion surrounding the outcome of Generation Alpha.