Word of the Year: Every year, leading dictionary websites select a “Word of the Year” to reflect the most important social, cultural, and digital trends of that year. These words are not chosen ...

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Merriam-Webster selected ‘slop’ as its 2025 Word of the Year, defining it as low-quality AI-generated digital content that increasingly floods the internet. PCWorld reports this AI-related definition ...

Slop" was named Merriam-Webster’s 2025 Word of the Year, reflecting a surge in low-quality, mass-produced AI content. The choice mirrors public reaction to generative AI, as people encountered a flood ...

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it ...

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Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called "slop." The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it the ...

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative artificial intelligence, landed it ...

Springfield, MA, Dec. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today Merriam-Webster announced the 2025 Word of the Year: slop. Throughout 2025, lookup volume of slop on Merriam-Webster.com reflected a flood of ...