After a full year of hectic news, trends and non-stop content, Merriam-Webster has summed it all perfectly in one word.
The dictionary publisher's annual pick, based on spikes in search data, reflects the themes and anxieties that shaped 2025.
In what was an ultimate test of linguistic abilities and sign language understanding, the 2025 National Spelling Bee finals ...
The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative AI, landed it Merriam-Webster's ...
"Slop" is Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2025, meaning more people than ever need to "touch grass," which, as it ...
Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the ...
Promoters of English say the federal government is sending the wrong message to the world with its recent use of British ...
Lake Char­gog­ga­gogg­man­chaug­ga­gogg­chau­bu­na­gun­ga­maugg, and people who looked it up online, had Merriam-Webster flummoxed.