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

"Slop" is Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2025, meaning more people than ever need to "touch grass," which, as it ...

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

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

Oxford Dictionary went with “rage bait” as its ‘word of the year’ – a term that describes deliberately divisive content.

Language moves quickly across every generation. However, the words that Gen Z is using, whether because of TikTok or group ...

Merriam-Webster has crowned “slop” as its 2025 Word of the Year, officially giving linguistic validation to the collective ...

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

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

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