Brat summer may be overbut his legacy will now live on forever.

The Collins English Dictionary announced Friday: 2024 Word of the Year Inspired by “brat” Charli XCX‘s album of the same name. The dictionary defines the adjective “brat” as “characterized by a confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude.”

“‘Brat’ became one of the most spoken words of 2024” Collins English Dictionary stated. “More than just a hugely successful album, ‘brat’ is a cultural phenomenon that resonates with people around the world, and ‘brat summer’ has established itself as an aesthetic and way of life.”

Released in June, Charli XCX’s album “Brat” took the world by storm with its brilliant performance. “brat green” The dominant color of summer clothes and “Apple Dance” Taking over social media. The album took 13th place in the rankings. Billboard Top 200 chart On Friday and in June, “Brat” was ranked as Best Dance/Electronic Album. billboard.

One report The artist described the “brat” in a post on TikTok this summer: “You’re just like that girl who’s a little messy, likes to party, and maybe says stupid things sometimes. She likes to feel herself, but then maybe she has a breakdown.” But it’s kind of like parties, very honest, very outspoken, a bit volatile.”

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Here are other words added to the dictionary

In addition to the word “brat”, 10 new words were added to the Collins English Dictionary this year:

• brain rot (noun): the ability to think clearly resulting from excessive consumption of low-quality online content

• Age (noun): a distinctive period of a person’s life or career

• It looks so beautiful (noun): trying to maximize the attractiveness of one’s physical appearance

• Rawdogging (noun): the act of undertaking an activity without preparation, support, or equipment

• anti-tourism (noun): opposition or counteraction against large-scale tourism

• Delulu (adjective): completely flawed or unrealistic in one’s ideas or expectations

• Romance (noun): a genre of literature that combines romantic fiction with fantasy

• super majority (noun): A large majority in a legislature that allows the government to pass laws without effective review.

• Do it (noun): talking at length, especially about trivial matters

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