19 hours ago · 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.

11 hours ago · After yet another year of high-profile news stories and internet trends, Merriam-Webster has chosen one word to sum up 2025: “slop.”The dictionary publisher defined it as “digital content of ...

2 hours ago · It's messy, it's meaningless and it's everywhere: "slop" has been crowned as Merriam-Webster's 2025 Word of the Year. The dictionary defines the term as "digital content of low quality …

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

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

10 hours ago · The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative AI, landed it Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year.

9 hours ago · The word "slop" was first used to refer to soft mud in the 1700s, but has since evolved to mean of little value — especially when referring to online content of low quality that's made with ...

13 hours ago · Throughout 2025, lookup volume of slop on Merriam-Webster.com reflected a flood of slop into everyday life, including absurd videos, off-kilter advertising images, cheesy propaganda, …

4 hours ago · After a year filled with news about artificial intelligence, the transformation of pop culture and more, Merriam-Webster has named "slop" as its 2025 word of the year.

6 hours ago · Merriam-Webster has one word for 2025: “slop.” The American dictionary defines slop as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial ...