Merriam-Webster's dictionary names its 2025 word of the year
"Slop," which refers to creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content, has landed the title of Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year.
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"Slop," which refers to creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content, has landed the title of Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year.
Polarization is defined by Merriam-Webster as “division into two sharply distinct opposites.”
Researchers have pinpointed the slang words Minnesotans were curious enough about this year to hit up Google in the pursuit of broadening their cultural vocabulary.
"Oligarch," "codify," "queen consort" and "loamy" were among the top 10 words of the year.
Many of the words are slang or used informally on social media.
