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

Wonder why kids, teens say "67" and jiggle their hands?What it means, why it's the Dictionary.com 2025 Word of the Year and ...

In the announcement, Merriam-Webster said that the word slop originated in the 1700s to mean "soft mud" before the meaning ...

Merriam-Webster is the latest in a string of dictionaries to choose words of the year based on our relationship with technology and artificial intelligence.

After a year filled with news about artificial intelligence, the transformation of pop culture and more, Merriam-Webster has ...

The word describes the onslaught of "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of ...