Merriam-Webster is the latest in a string of dictionaries to choose words of the year based on our relationship with ...

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the ...

Runners up included "gerrymander," "touch grass," "performative" and "tariff." ...

Sometimes, the Merriam-Webster word of the year is predictable. And 2025 was one of those years.

The dictionary publisher's annual pick, based on spikes in search data, reflects the themes and anxieties that shaped 2025.

Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is “slop.” The word was first used in the 1700s to mean soft mud. It evolved more ...

AI-generated content has dominated the internet over the past year, and America's dictionary took note.

After a full year of hectic news, trends and non-stop content, Merriam-Webster has summed it all perfectly in one word.

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The newest definition of "slop" is described as "absurd videos, off-kilter advertising images, cheesy propaganda, fake news ...