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Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is “slop.” The word was first used in the 1700s to mean soft mud. It evolved more ...

After a full year of hectic news, trends and non-stop content, Merriam-Webster has summed it all perfectly in one word.

"Gerrymander," "performative" and "touch grass" were also popular words users of the dictionary looked up in the last year.

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