With less than a month left until January, Merriam-Webster has chosen its 2024 Word of the Year, one that has often defined the political landscape of the United States and its candidates. The word, ...

Merriam-Webster has added 200 new words and definitions to its dictionary. The new additions are added based on widespread use over time, and offer a window into the world today, according to ...

According to a news release from the dictionary, “Slop” is Merriam-Webster's word of 2025. The word is defined as "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of ...

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 ...