Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the ...
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 ...
After a year filled with news about artificial intelligence, the transformation of pop culture and more, Merriam-Webster has ...
From ‘rage bait’ to ‘parasocial’ to ‘vibe coding,’ 2025’s picks trace an internet-era feeling of exhaustion, skepticism — and figuring out what’s real ...