Is bird-dogging your Roman empire? Macquarie Dictionary reveals word of the year finalists

‘AI slop’, ‘Australian sushi’ and ‘ate (left no crumbs)’ are also among the shortlist, which is open for voting until Sunday night Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“Attention economy”, “bathroom camping” and “Ozempic face” have little in common – except for being three of the finalists for Macquarie Dictionary’s 2025 word of the year.The phrases are in the top 15 for both the Australian national dictionary’s committee’s choice and people’s choice award, joined by other terms such as “AI slop”, “Australian sushi”, “ate (and left no crumbs)” and “Roman empire”.AI slop – low-quality content created by generative AI, often containing errors, and not requested by the user.Ate (and left no crumbs) – an expression used to indicate that someone has performed or executed something perfectly.Attention economy – an economy in which human attention is treated as a major commodity, especially in advertising.Australian sushi – any of