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We saw it on our phones. We ate it in our bowls. This year, “slop” was everywhere. It was so ubiquitous that it’s been named Merriam-Webster’s word of the year. Merriam-Webster, the oldest dictionary ...

Meanwhile Collins Dictionary’s pick was “vibe coding”, a term coined by AI enthusiasts who think that technology will make plain speech prompts a programming language. And Cambridge Dictionary went ...

Merriam-Webster has chosen "slop" as its biggest buzzword of the year. The US dictionary publisher says the word reflects a growing frustration — and fascination ...

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Like most tools, generative AI models can be misused. And when the misuse gets bad enough that a major dictionary notices, you know it has become a cultural phenomenon. On Sunday, Merriam-Webster ...

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 low ...

“Slop” is the new Merriam-Webster word of the year, thanks to the flood of low-quality artificial intelligence images and videos pumping through the veins of the internet. The word’s origin is in the ...

A fitting Word of the Year from Merriam-Webster, which reflects one of 2025's main sources of concern: the proliferation of AI and our way of consuming low quality ...

"Gerrymander," "performative" and "touch grass" were also popular words users of the dictionary looked up in the past year. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief In a world of digital noise and clutter ...

After a full year of hectic news, original trends and nonstop content, Merriam-Webster has summed it all perfectly in one word: “slop.” On Dec. 15, Merriam-Webster announced “slop” as the 2025 Word of ...