As 2025 draws to a close, social media has once again gifted us a catalogue of slang, catchphrases and viral memes that shaped how different generations communicate. From bizarrely cryptic references ...

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

"Gerrymander," "performative" and "touch grass" were also popular words users of the dictionary looked up in the past year.

From ‘rage bait’ to ‘parasocial’ to ‘vibe coding,’ 2025’s picks trace an internet-era feeling of exhaustion, skepticism — and figuring out what’s real ...