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December 16, 2025
Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is ‘slop’
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TL;DR
- Merriam-Webster defined "slop" as the word of 2025, referring to low-quality, AI-generated digital content.
- Popular websites like YouTube, Wikipedia, Spotify, and Pinterest worked to prevent AI-generated "slop."
- Meta and OpenAI created apps focused on AI-generated videos.
- Disney partnered with OpenAI to feature Sora-generated videos on its streaming platform.
- Other prevalent words in 2025 included "touch grass," "tariff," "performative," and "gerrymander."
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