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A growing surge of fake or weird content online often called ‘slop’ has been named Word of the Year 2025. The Merriam-Webster ...

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In a move likely unsurprising to regular readers of this fine publication, Merriam-Webster's word of the year is 'Slop' (via ...

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“Slop oozes into everything,” wrote the editors of Merriam-Webster, who chose “slop” as their 2025 word of the year. “Like ...

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

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — 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 generally to mean something of little value. To read ...