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

The dictionary has selected one word every year since 2003 to capture and make sense of the current moment. Here’s ...

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 ...

"Slop," which refers to creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content, has landed the title of Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of ...

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

"Gerrymander," "performative" and "touch grass" were also popular words users of the dictionary looked up in the past year.

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

Springfield-based dictionary company Merriam-Webster has announced that “Slop” is the Word of the Year for 2025.

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

The University of Hawaii at Manoa English department has selected “analogue” as its 2025 Word of the Year for Hawaii, ...

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