Slop, referring to polished but uncanny, derivative or mediocre AI-generated content, is Merriam-Webster's word of the year. The top U.S. English dictionary chose the term to reflect what website users…

Merriam-Webster has chosen "slop" as its biggest buzzword of the year. The US dictionary publisher says the word reflects a growing frustration — and fascination — with poor-quality generative AI flooding the internet.

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 Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year. “It’s such an illustrative word," said Greg Barlow, Merriam-Webster's president, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press…

"All that stuff dumped on our screens, captured in just four letters: the English language came through again," the company said. "People found it annoying, and people ate it up."

Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Editors at Merriam-Webster picked "slop" as 2025's word and say it helped define the year overall.

The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the widespread availability of generative AI, landed it Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year.

Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year is "slop," reflecting the rise of low-quality, AI-generated digital content.

Merriam-Webster crowned "slop" its 2025 Word of the Year, reflecting growing public awareness and and fatigue around low-quality, AI-generated content flooding the internet. "It's such an illustrative word," said Greg Barlow, Merriam-Webster's president. "It's part of a transformative technology, AI...

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 Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year. “It’s such an illustrative word,” said Greg Barlow, Merriam-Webster’s president, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press ahead of Monday’s announcement. […]

“Slop” was first used in the 1700s to mean soft mud, but it evolved more generally to mean something of little value.