Here’s a brief run-down of the 2025 “Word(s) of the Year” from four major sources — Oxford, Cambridge, Dictionary.com, and Merriam-Webster — Showing us the many different trends of the year.
Word of the Year
rage bait
(n.) Online content deliberately designed to stir anger, and or outrage by being frustrating, provocative, or offensive, typically posted in order to increase traffic to or engagement with a particular web page or social media account.
Word of the Year
Parasocial
(Adj.) Describes a connection that people feel with someone they don’t know – or even with artificial intelligence.
Distionary.com
6,7
(Slang) “6,7" A slang phrase pronounced "six-seven".
It is used to express a range of meanings, often nonsensical like "so-so" or “I don’t know?”
Merriam-Webster
Word of the Year
slop
(n.) Merriam-Webster defines “slop” as digital content of low quality that is produced, usually in quantity with artificial intelligence.
Looking back on all of these together, the 2025 picks all point to life online — the way outrage gets clicks, AI floods the internet with junk, people form emotional bonds with media figures, and younger generations play with language in new, inside-joke ways. Go figure!
Happy New Year to All!
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