Dec 14, 2025 · Slop Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen slop as the 2025 Word of the Year. We define slop as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of …

Dec 15, 2025 · The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it the title of Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year.

Dec 15, 2025 · 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 ...

Dec 15, 2025 · 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.

Dec 15, 2025 · Editors at Merriam-Webster, America's oldest dictionary publisher, picked "slop" as 2025's word and say it helped define the year overall.

Dec 15, 2025 · 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.

Dec 15, 2025 · Four little letters capture the tsunami of low-quality content inundating online life and corroding reality in 2025: "slop." The big picture: That slop is seeping beyond our screens into …

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Dec 16, 2025 · The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year.

Dec 15, 2025 · After a full year of hectic news, trends and non-stop content, Merriam-Webster has summed it all perfectly in one word.