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.

"Slop" is Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2025, meaning more people than ever need to "touch grass," which, as it ...

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

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

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the ...