Speaking from his home in Washington, D.C., Fatsis reflects on the thousands of words that were added to the lexicon in 2025, ...

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

Anyone who doesn’t know what ‘AI slop’ or ‘rage bait’ mean may be forgiven—and might have a point. As word-of-the-year ...

Can you guess the meaning behind these old-school slang words? A brief history of slang words Slang words have been a part of ...

While serendipity has often been associated with luck or happy accidents, its origin suggests that it goes beyond just ...

People made a terrible fuss when Dictionary.com named “6–7” its word of the year. Brain rot, people said. Language has gone ...

Still, it is worth noting that some choices have really pushed boundaries. In 1998, ADS members voted for the prefix “e-”; in ...

That's the best thing about dad jokes: The wholesome sense of humour is appropriate just about anywhere (leave your dark ...

How do new words like “safe space,” “dogpile,” and “alt-right” make it into the dictionary? Journalist Stefan Fatsis finds ...

Social media users questioned whether the humorous and widely shared footage was authentic or an example of AI slop.

Social media users questioned whether the humorous and widely shared footage was authentic or an example of AI slop.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced significantly over the last year more AI “slop” was served up on our social media ...