"Parasocial", Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year 2025, describes:
- Aa one-sided bond with a celebrity, character or AI
- Blow-quality content made in bulk by AI
- Cwriting code by giving AI plain instructions
- Dcontent made to make people angry online
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Correct answer: (a) a one-sided bond with a celebrity, character or AI
Explanation
Parasocial is about a one-sided bond. "Rage bait" (Oxford) is content made to provoke anger, "slop" (Merriam-Webster) is low-quality AI content, and "vibe coding" (Collins) is coding through AI prompts.