Dec 15, 2025 · 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 generally to mean something of little value.

Dec 15, 2025 · "Slop," which refers to creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content, has landed the title of Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year.

Dec 15, 2025 · Slop refers to the low-quality content created by artificial intelligence that's showing up across social media.

Dec 15, 2025 · After yet another year of high-profile news stories and internet trends, Merriam-Webster has chosen one word to sum up 2025: “slop.”The dictionary publisher defined it as “digital content of ...

5 days ago · Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2025 Is ‘Slop,’ the A.I.-Generated Junk That Fills Our Social Media Feeds The word describes the onslaught of “digital content of low quality that is ...

Dec 15, 2025 · It's messy, it's meaningless and it's everywhere: "slop" has been crowned as Merriam-Webster's 2025 Word of the Year. The dictionary defines the term as "digital content of low quality …

Dec 15, 2025 · After a full year of hectic news, trends and non-stop content, Merriam-Webster has summed it all perfectly in one word.

Dec 15, 2025 · The word "slop" was first used to refer to soft mud in the 1700s, but has since evolved to mean of little value — especially when referring to online content of low quality that's made with ...

Dec 15, 2025 · "AI Slop": a succinct definition of the current state of the internet.

Dec 16, 2025 · Merriam-Webster is the latest in a string of dictionaries to choose words of the year based on our relationship with technology and artificial intelligence.