Merriam-Webster’s word of the year tends to say a lot about the past 12 months — and how ready we as a society are to give up ...

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

Last year, shortly after the U.S. presidential election and amid the shifting national mood, Merriam-Webster chose the word ...

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

Relatedly, tech words have been big winners in the WOTY (word of the year) category this year. Macquarie Dictionary already ...

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

The dictionary publisher's annual pick, based on spikes in search data, reflects the themes and anxieties that shaped 2025.

All that stuff dumped on our screens, captured in just four letters: the English language came through again,” the company ...

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.

There was a time when Urban Dictionary felt essential. Twenty-six years ago, when then-college freshman Aaron Peckham founded ...