The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...

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

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

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

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

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

I would venture that this is how many people think about print dictionaries: as battered, well-traveled relics that they like ...

All that stuff dumped on our screens, captured in just four letters: the English language came through again,” the company said. “People found it annoying, and people ate it ...

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