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The AI Daily Brief · Monday, November 2, 2026

Merriam-Webster Names 'Slop' Word of the Year for 2025

Nufar notes during the podcast that Merriam-Webster declared 'slop' as the word of the year for 2025. The term is defined as digital content of low quality produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence.

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“Merriam-Webster, World of the Year for 2025, was slop. That was almost a year ago. And they defined it as digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity. by means of artificial intelligence,”
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Heard on The AI Daily Brief — “How to Deslopify Your AI”, published Monday, November 2, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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Merriam-Webster Names 'Slop' Word of the Year for 2025 — Heardvine