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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 ...

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

Canada is sending the wrong message to the world by using British English, experts say - The warning comes as Canada moves to ...

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

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

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

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.