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

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

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

The dictionary has selected one word every year since 2003 to capture and make sense of the current moment. Here’s ...

All that stuff dumped on our screens, captured in just four letters: the English language came through again,” the company ...

To select its Word of the Year, Merriam-Webster’s editors review data on which words rose in search volume and usage, then ...

Significant time is spent on tracking the usage of words throughout the year before making decisions on contenders.

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s human editors took aim at artificial intelligence (AI) by choosing “slop” as their 2025 Word ...

Following Oxford's recent reveal, the winning term reflects growing public awareness - and bemusement - over the rise of ...