In a move likely unsurprising to regular readers of this fine publication, Merriam-Webster's word of the year is 'Slop' (via The Associated Press Alongside Slop's dubious headlining honour, the terms ...

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

Merriam-Webster has officially crowned ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year. The term, which originally referred to soft mud ...

Slop is defined as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence," ...

As 2025 comes to a close, Merriam-Webster is marking an annual tradition. On Dec. 15, the leading expert in language ...

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 definition of "slop" from Merriam-Webster.com. Throughout 2025, lookup volume of slop on Merriam-Webster.com reflected a ...