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

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

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

Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster cited ‘absurd videos, off-kilter advertising images, (and) cheesy propaganda’ flooding ...

Dictionary aficionado Merriam-Webster has unveiled the 2025 Word of the Year – and it has both nothing to do with photography ...

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

A lake in Massachusetts nearly claimed a rare language honor. Merriam-Webster named "slop" as its word of the year for 2025 ...

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

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.