Merriam-Webster’s choice of “slop” as its 2025 word of the year calls attention to the psychological consequences 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 ...

Six-seven or 6 7? Either way, the phrase popular among school-age children has been announced as Dictionary.com’s 2025 word of the year. The expression exploded online this year among members of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. “Six-seven still hasn’t even peaked in its usage yet,” Steve Johnson, director of lexicography for the Dictionary Media Group at ...

Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say “6-7” is “cooked” and should ...

Director of Slang and New Language Archive, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, King's College London It seems to come earlier every year: publishers and dictionaries choosing their “word of the year”.

“Demure,” a word that went viral over the summer, has been named Dictionary.com’s 2024 word of the year — beating out other contenders like “brainrot,” “brat,” and “weird.” In an announcement Monday, ...