Merriam-Webster is the latest in a string of dictionaries to choose words of the year based on our relationship with ...

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

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 ...

In the announcement, Merriam-Webster said that the word slop originated in the 1700s to mean "soft mud" before the meaning ...

Springfield-based dictionary company Merriam-Webster has announced that “Slop” is the Word of the Year for 2025.

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

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 ...

After a year filled with news about artificial intelligence, the transformation of pop culture and more, Merriam-Webster has ...