How do you say “brainrot” in French?
French speakers use the English word as-is: le brainrot.
le brainrot
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What it means
Oxford Word of the Year 2024 — describes low-quality, hyper-repetitive online content (or the mental state of consuming too much of it).
Is this actually used?
Borrowed straight from English in French youth slang — the only native-French coverage we found is a single youth-slang blog, not a translation resource, confirming this is genuinely underserved.
Example
J'ai regardé trois heures de brainrot sur TikTok hier soir.
I watched three hours of brainrot on TikTok last night.
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