I would venture that this is how many people think about print dictionaries: as battered, well-traveled relics that they like ...

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 ...

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

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

The dictionary has selected one word every year since 2003 to capture and make sense of the current moment. Here’s ...

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

The word describes the onslaught of "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of ...

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

After a year filled with news about artificial intelligence, the transformation of pop culture and more, Merriam-Webster has ...

The dictionary publisher's annual pick, based on spikes in search data, reflects the themes and anxieties that shaped 2025.

"Slop" is Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year for 2025, meaning more people than ever need to "touch grass," which, as it ...