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

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 ...

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

Merriam-Webster has selected "slop" for the dictionary company's 2025 word of the year. The leading lexicographers define ...

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

In the announcement, Merriam-Webster said that the word slop originated in the 1700s to mean "soft mud" before the meaning ...

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year tends to say a lot about the past 12 months — and how ready we as a society are to give up ...

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

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

"Gerrymander," "performative" and "touch grass" were also popular words users of the dictionary looked up in the last year.