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TikTok’s “Italian Brainrot” trend has kids shouting nonsense like “Ballerina Cappuccina.” Experts explain the viral craze confusing parents and teachers.

I have to admit that when my 10-year-old daughter first told me that the kids in her class have gotten into Italian brainrot, I showed no curiosity whatsoever. I knew from the name that it was ...

Meet The Brainrot Characters And Their Origins Tralalero Tralala Widely considered the origin of the Italian Brainrot trend, this meme features a Nike-wearing shark and a chaotic phrase that ...

Italian brainrot is a symptom of all the dead time we spend on watching useless videos. Anyway, thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. Dianna Palacios: I think one of my favorite characters is ...

Ultimately, Italian brainrot may not be much different from the internet trends that came before it, just louder, faster and built on AI. It's chaotic by design, which is exactly why kids love it.

Ballerina Cappuccina is an invented character from the Italian brainrot trend genre. It is a niche TikTok phenomenon rooted in AI-generated nonsense characters.

I have to admit that when my 10-year-old daughter first told me that the kids in her class have gotten into Italian brainrot, I showed no curiosity whatsoever. I knew from the name that it was ...