{"id":12575,"date":"2025-12-26T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/?p=12575"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:53:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:53:21","slug":"2025-words-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/2025-words-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"What Do 2025's English Words of the Year Mean?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/2025-words-of-the-year\/#2025s_Words_of_the_Year\" >2025&#8217;s Words of the Year<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/2025-words-of-the-year\/#6-7\" >6-7<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/2025-words-of-the-year\/#Rage_bait\" >Rage bait<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/2025-words-of-the-year\/#Parasocial\" >Parasocial<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/2025-words-of-the-year\/#Slop\" >Slop<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/2025-words-of-the-year\/#Wrap-up\" >Wrap-up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Each year, famous dictionaries like Oxford and Cambridge choose a word they feel represents the mood or major events of the past 12 months. This time, we'll take a look at four different choices and see what they mean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2025s_Words_of_the_Year\"><\/span><strong>2025&#8217;s Words of the Year<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6-7\"><\/span><strong>6-7<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/15171108\/2025_word_of_the_year_1-1024x611.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/15171108\/2025_word_of_the_year_1-1024x611.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/15171108\/2025_word_of_the_year_1-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/15171108\/2025_word_of_the_year_1-768x458.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\"6-7\" was the choice for word of the year at Dictionary.com. It gained a lot of popularity in 2025, especially on social media. You might see it written as \"67\" or \"6 7,\" but remember that it's pronounced \"six-seven.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what does it mean? It's most basic meaning is \"average\" or \"not very special.\" For example:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-left\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141743\/avatar_29.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">A<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\">I heard that movie was pretty good. How was it?<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"unified-block unified-chat-bubble pos-right\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-user\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/02\/22141619\/avatar_15.png\" class=\"unified-chat-bubble-avatar\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\"><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-name\">B<\/div><\/div><div class=\"unified-chat-bubble-content\"><div class=\"block-align-none\"><strong>6-7<\/strong>.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>So think of it like a rating between one and 10. A score of six or seven isn't terrible, but it's also not great. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is only <em>one<\/em> meaning, however. 6-7 has become even more well known because it's often very difficult to define. In fact, sometimes it doesn't mean anything at all! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So if you're ever confused when you hear it, don't worry \u2014&nbsp;maybe no one else understands either!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rage_bait\"><\/span><strong>Rage bait<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/15171218\/2025_word_of_the_year_2-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/15171218\/2025_word_of_the_year_2-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/15171218\/2025_word_of_the_year_2-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/15171218\/2025_word_of_the_year_2-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Oxford Dictionary's choice for 2025 was \"rage bait.\" <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bait is used to attract things. For example, fishermen use bait to attract and catch fish. And online, websites or videos may use \"clickbait\" to get the attention of readers or viewers with something funny or surprising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, however, many creators used a new tool called \"rage bait.\"&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rage is extreme <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/angry-synonyms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">anger<\/a>, and some people try to use that powerful emotion as a way to get people to interact or engage with something.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If an article's headline or a video's preview image makes someone mad, they might click or watch it just to post an angry comment about it. And since many creators don't care if their engagement is positive or negative, using rage bait has become a popular technique for getting attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>That YouTuber's videos are just <strong>rage bait<\/strong> designed to get more views.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>For many people, even the regular daily news contains a lot of <strong>rage bait<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The <strong>rage bait<\/strong> Instagram post led to thousands of angry comments.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Parasocial\"><\/span><strong>Parasocial<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/15171234\/2025_word_of_the_year_3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/15171234\/2025_word_of_the_year_3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/15171234\/2025_word_of_the_year_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/15171234\/2025_word_of_the_year_3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/15171234\/2025_word_of_the_year_3-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/15171234\/2025_word_of_the_year_3-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cambridge Dictionary's word of 2025 is \"parasocial.\"&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you feel you have a connection with someone like an influencer or podcast host even though you've never actually met them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If so, you're part of a parasocial relationship \u2014&nbsp;\"<a href=\"https:\/\/dictionaryblog.cambridge.org\/2025\/11\/18\/cambridge-dictionary-word-of-the-year-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">parasocial<\/a>\" refers to \"a connection that someone feels between themselves and a famous person they do not know, a character in a book, film, <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/more-than-friends-recommended-tv-for-english-learners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TV series<\/a>, etc., or an artificial intelligence.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, it describes a relationship that is one-sided: Person A knows Person B, but Person B does <em>not<\/em> know Person A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although this word isn't often used in daily conversations, it describes something that has become very common in the modern era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>People around the world developed more <strong>parasocial<\/strong> relationships due to the Covid-19 pandemic limiting human contact.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Fans of a fictional character may experience <strong>parasocial<\/strong> grief if that character dies in the movie, book, etc.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Researchers have discovered that a growing number of people are developing <strong>parasocial<\/strong> relationships with AI, which can be dangerous.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>We have a Daily News lesson about parasocial relationships you can find <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/celebrity-love-what-are-parasocial-relationships\/rSt28MS4EfCEQ7N5MTG59w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Slop\"><\/span><strong>Slop<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/15201234\/2025_word_of_the_year_4-1024x631.jpg\" alt=\"A row of white robots seated in front of small computers\" class=\"wp-image-12594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/15201234\/2025_word_of_the_year_4-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/15201234\/2025_word_of_the_year_4-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/12\/15201234\/2025_word_of_the_year_4-768x473.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the Merriam-Webster dictionary chose \"slop\" as their word of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The adjective \"sloppy\" describes something messy, unorganized or dirty. For example, a poor student may write a sloppy research paper, and a \"sloppy Joe\" is a kind of <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/adjectives-that-can-describe-both-taste-and-personality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">meaty<\/a> sandwich that gets messy very easily.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a noun, \"slop\" refers to junk or something of poor quality. And in 2025, people began using it to talk about things created by AI \u2014 particularly things like images, videos and music designed to trick people into thinking it was made by humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Music streaming services like Spotify are now full of <strong>AI slop<\/strong> made by fake artists who don't exist.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Lots of ads I see online now are just <strong>AI slop<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>As technology improves, it will get harder to separate <strong>AI slop<\/strong> from what's real.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Wrap-up\"><\/span><strong>Wrap-up<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you think of this year's choices? Do you have your own pick for the word of 2025?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why not book a one-on-one English lesson with an Engoo tutor and have a chat about it? <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Engoo<\/a> has thousands of friendly, professional tutors ready to help you improve your English, one discussion at a time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, famous dictionaries like Oxford and Cambridge choose a word they feel represents the mood or major events of the past 12 months. 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