Are you now or have you ever been an anti-vaxxer? Chances are high that the answer is yes if you’re using Merriam-Webster’s definition of the term: “a person who opposes vaccination or laws that ...

Slop" was named Merriam-Webster’s 2025 Word of the Year, reflecting a surge in low-quality, mass-produced AI content. The choice mirrors public reaction to generative AI, as people encountered a flood ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's messy, it's meaningless and it's everywhere: "slop" has been crowned as Merriam-Webster's 2025 Word of the Year. The ...

This December 16, 2016 photo illustration taken in Washington, DC. shows the definition for the word "Surreal" in a copy of the Webster's Desktop Dictionary. Donald Trump's upset win in the US ...

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 it the ...

"Although clearly a desirable quality, authentic is hard to define and subject to debate," wrote Merriam-Webster about its word of the year. If what we search for is any indication of what we value, ...

As the all-important question of truth and facts continues to dominate current affairs, it may come as no surprise to learn that Merriam-Webster's word of the year is "authentic." The online ...