American Dialect Society 2025 Word of the Year Is "Slop"
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- The American Dialect Society selected 'slop' as the Word of the Year for 2025.
- 'Slop' refers to low-quality, high-quantity content, often produced by generative AI.
- The term has evolved to form new compounds like 'sloppunk' and 'slopification'.
- The Word of the Year vote is the longest-running and not tied to commercial interests.
- The American Name Society chose 'No Kings' as the Name of the Year for 2025.