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 ...

As 2025 comes to a close, Merriam-Webster is marking an annual tradition. On Dec. 15, the leading expert in language announced that “slop” had earned the title of word of the year for 2025. In case ...

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 the ...

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 ...

"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 President Donald Trump used the word “retarded” recently, social media posts including the term tripled, fueling a trend that has disability advocates on edge. A new report finds that a ...

A Portland, Oregon, jury has cleared a black man of assault charges for stabbing a white man — after it was revealed that the victim said the N-word after the attack. Gary Edwards, 43, was found not ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says it is “shameful” that motorists are shouting the “R-word” driving by his home — and that he is “deeply concerned” the hate allegedly started by President Trump could “turn ...

Associate Dean and Feinstone Interdisciplinary Research Professor , University of Memphis AI slop – which can range from a saccharine image of a young girl clinging to her little dog to career advice ...

Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) said that people are exhibiting “shameful” behavior while driving by his house after President Donald Trump issued a statement against the governor. Trump called Walz “seriously ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would not have used the word but suggested Trump's reaction was spontaneous. Walz condemned Trump's language and his characterization of Minnesota's Somali community ...

Fred Trump III has previously claimed that his uncle said he should just let his disabled son die Meredith Kile is a Digital News Writer-Editor at PEOPLE. She has been an entertainment and political ...