The word “yuletide” is a noun that is defined as Christmas and the surrounding days, including all of its festivities. The ...

There was a time when Urban Dictionary felt essential. Twenty-six years ago, when then-college freshman Aaron Peckham founded ...

The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...

"Slop," which refers to creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content, has landed the title of Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of ...

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word’s proliferation online, in part thanks to the ...

Merriam-Webster is the latest in a string of dictionaries to choose words of the year based on our relationship with technology and artificial intelligence.

In 2025, Merriam-Webster named 'SLOP' as the Word of the Year, describing low-quality AI-generated content flooding digital ...

Spending time around children this holiday season? USA TODAY defined four Gen Alpha slang phrases to know ahead of your ...