Merriam-Webster names “slop” as word of year 2025
According to the dictionary’s editors, the term refers to "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence." The choice highlights how AI-driven imagery, writing, and videos increasingly dominate social media, advertising, and online platforms.
The editors noted that the surge of such material over the past year has been hard to miss, explaining that the "flood of slop in 2025 included absurd videos, off-kilter advertising images, cheesy propaganda, fake news that looks pretty real, (and) junky AI-written books."
Rather than fueling panic, the word reflects a shift in tone around AI discourse. "In 2025, amid all the talk about AI threats, slop set a tone that’s less fearful, more mocking," the dictionary explained.
Historically, the word has taken on several meanings. In the 18th century, it referred to "soft mud." By the following century, it came to describe "food waste" and later evolved to mean "rubbish" or something of little worth. In agricultural usage, the phrase “slop the hogs” has long meant feeding pigs, particularly with leftovers.
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