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Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is 'slop'

Posted 12/15/25

Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is “slop.” The word was first used in the 1700s to mean soft mud. It evolved more generally to mean something of little value. The definition has since …

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