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

The announcement was made ahead of schedule, with Merriam-Webster president Greg Barlow discussing the decision in an ...

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

America’s best-known dictionary has weighed in on the AI content flood. Merriam-Webster has named “slop” its Word of the Year for 2025, reflecting rising irritation with the sheer volume of ...

The toxic trend of how online content deliberately makes you angry known as rage bait can harm your mental health Our expert ...

How directors and writers striving for a PG-13 rating have learned to ration the use of a four-letter obscenity.

So many things have made it into the dictionary lately, but this year, one piece of internet slang was crowned Word of the ...

With social media and technology playing an outsized role in our lives, it’s difficult to think that people will not scroll ...

“ Rage bait ” has been named the word of the year by Oxford University Press. It means social media content that is designed to create a strong and negative reaction.

"Rage Bait" is officially Oxford University's Press Word of the Year. But what does it really mean? And why is it so prevalent?