The word describes the onslaught of "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of ...

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

Merriam-Webster, the US publisher of some of the world’s best-known encyclopedias, has named “ slop ” the word of the year for 2025.

Earlier this year, Oxford University Press chose "rage bait" as its word of the year, while Dictionary.com picked the meme ...

Merriam-Webster has settled on a word that represents 2025 — and that word is “slop.” The dictionary-maker defines “slop” as ...

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

"Slop," which refers to creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content, has landed the title of Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of ...

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

After a year filled with news about artificial intelligence, the transformation of pop culture and more, Merriam-Webster has ...

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