Wild WordAI Experience
slop
“Low-quality AI content produced at scale.”
First Seen
2024
Context
Used to describe the flood of AI-generated articles, images, and social media content that prioritizes volume over substance. The term draws an analogy to spam: just as spam names unwanted email, slop names unwanted AI-generated content.
Citation
Merriam-Webster 2025 Word of the Year
2025
https://www.theverge.com/news/844640/merriam-webster-ai-slop-word-of-the-year-2025A wild word — documented from usage in the field, not coined by Xenolexica.
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