Charli XCX’s 2024 album Brat was pretty definitively the song of the summer, taking over airwaves and becoming a major trend on TikTok. The phrase “Brat summer” was on everyone’s lips earlier in the year ― even if it did give way to “demure autumn.”The lime green aesthetic was everywhere: Kamala Harris declared herself “Brat,” and the Apple dance was unavoidable until Charli herself called an end to the season.But while most of us have moved on from the cultural moment, it seems those at Collins Dictionary are still feeling pretty Bratty.Collins Dictionary’s ‘word of the year’ is usually pretty zeitgeist-y: 2023′s w