'Brat' is a cultural phenomenon that has resonated with people globally.
London: The word brat, redefined by singer Charli XCX and adopted by supporters of US presidential candidate Kamala Harris, was on Friday named the Collins Word of the Year 2024.
“Brat” was the name of the UK singer’s hit sixth album, and the word has now come to represent a “confident, independent and hedonistic attitude”, Collins said, and not just a term for a badly behaved child.
“Inspired by the Charli XCX album, ‘brat’ has become one of the most talked-about words of 2024,” the UK-based dictionary said.
It added, “More than just a hugely successful album, ‘Brat’ is a cultural phenomenon that has influenced people globally, and ‘Brat Summer’ has established itself as an aesthetic and a way of life.”
The 32-year-old pop star, whose real name is Charlotte Emma Aitchison, describes a typical brat girl as someone “who is a bit messy and likes to party and maybe says some stupid things sometimes, who feels herself, but then maybe is broke, but still parties.”
She tweeted in July that “Kamala is a brat”, in reference to the US vice president, prompting the presidential candidate to use her song “365” in one of her TikTok videos.
Her campaign account was also rebranded with a lime green photo in the style of the Brat album cover.
The album charted at number one in her native UK and number three in the US.
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