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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.

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

To select its Word of the Year, Merriam-Webster’s editors review data on which words rose in search volume and usage, then ...

The dictionary publisher's annual pick, based on spikes in search data, reflects the themes and anxieties that shaped 2025.

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

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