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The Macquarie Dictionary is Australia's National Dictionary of Australian English. On November 24th, 2025, the Macquarie Dictionary Committee* announced that it had selected “AI slop” as the 2025 Word of the Year. A selection backed 100% by the People’s Choice, crowdsourced at the Dictionary’s website.
The Macquarie Dictionary defined “AI slop” as “low-quality content created by generative AI, often containing errors, and not requested by the user”. The definition was illustrated as shown below.
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The Macquarie Dictionary Committee also selected two Honorable Mentions: the terms “clanker” and “medical misogyny”. By contrast, the People’s Choice only converged with the Committee’s choice on the term “medical misogeny”, electing for the Second Honorable Mention, the term “attention economy.”
The Macquarie Dictionary defined the honorable mentions as follows. Each definition was also illustrated as shown below.
clanker - A usually derogatory term for an artificial intelligence-driven robot which completes tasks that are normally performed by a human.
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medical misogeny - Entrenched prejudice against females in the context of medical treatment and knowledge, especially in the area of reproductive health.
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attention economy - An economy in which human attention is treated as a major commodity, especially in advertising.
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The Macquarie Dictionary Committee comprised:
- The Editorial Team at Macquarie Dictionary
- David Astle – crossword maker, radio host, and writer.
- Tiger Webb – language research specialist, ABC.
The Macquarie Dictionary Committee (Nov. 24, 2025). Macquarie Dictionary Word of the Year for 2025.
https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/macquarie-dictionary-word-of-the-year-for-2025/
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