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.

There was a time when Urban Dictionary felt essential. Twenty-six years ago, when then-college freshman Aaron Peckham founded ...

All that stuff dumped on our screens, captured in just four letters: the English language came through again,” the company ...

"Gerrymander," "performative" and "touch grass" were also popular words users of the dictionary looked up in the last year.

Slop” was first used in the 1700s to mean soft mud, but it evolved more generally to mean something of little value.

While "slop" traditionally has physically dirtier origins, it has grown into a well-known description for poorly created ...

As 2025 comes to a close, Merriam-Webster is marking an annual tradition. On Dec. 15, the leading expert in language announced that “slop” had earned the title of word of the year for 2025.

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