It was first used in the 1700s, but its meaning has evolved in recent years.

It was first used in the 1700s, but its meaning has evolved in recent years.

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

Editors at Merriam-Webster, America's oldest dictionary publisher, picked "slop" as 2025's word and say it helped define the year overall.

Slop refers to the low-quality content created by artificial intelligence that's showing up across social media.