“Slop,” a term used to describe low-quality digital content, has been named word of the year by the Merriam-Webster dictionary. The dictionary defines slop as “digital content of low quality that is ...

On the evening before Thanksgiving, the president of the United States took to his social media platform to claim in a lengthy screed that immigration was destroying the country. In one spurious ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says it is “shameful” that motorists are shouting the “R-word” driving by his home — and that he is “deeply concerned” the hate allegedly started by President Trump could “turn ...

Associate Dean and Feinstone Interdisciplinary Research Professor , University of Memphis AI slop – which can range from a saccharine image of a young girl clinging to her little dog to career advice ...

PICKING A WORD of the year is not easy. In the past the American Dialect Society has gone with “tender-age shelters” (2018) and “-ussy” (2022). The Oxford English Dictionary (oed) has caused ...

President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that the rising cost of living in the United States is a “fake narrative” that is being pushed by Democrats. Watch in the player above. “I inherited the worst ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would not have used the word but suggested Trump's reaction was spontaneous. Walz condemned Trump's language and his characterization of Minnesota's Somali community ...

The Oxford University Press promises it's not rage baiting with its two-word Word of the Year. The publishing house announced on Dec. 1 that its experts have named "rage bait" the 2025 Word of the ...

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Cambridge Dictionary has chosen “parasocial” as its 2025 Word of the Year, highlighting the rise of one-sided relationships between fans and public figures. Officials said the choice was influenced in ...

It’s a love story. The term “parasocial” has just been named Cambridge Dictionary’s 2025 word of the year — and its popularity was partly inspired by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement. The ...