Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is ‘slop’

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 ...
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'Slop' Is Merriam-Webster's 2025 Word of the Year as AI Content Floods the Internet

In a year dominated by the booming AI industry and an overwhelming flood of digital creations, Merriam-Webster has crowned "slop" as its 2025 Word of the Year. This four-letter word acts as a judgment ...

Can you guess Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year? Hint: It's messy.

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

Merriam-Webster crowns “slop” word of the year as AI content floods Internet

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

With new memoir, Tom Freston hopes to show young people there are multiple paths to success

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Freston could easily fill a book with stories from the formative days of MTV and his celebrity encounters ...

'Slop' is Merriam-Webster's word of the year 2025. Here's why

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