# slopsquatting

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A form of cybersquatting where a non-existent software package that has been hallucinated by a large language model is registered by a malicious actor.

## Etymology
From slop (“junk output from generative artificial intelligence”) + squatting. Coined by developer Seth Larson in 2025. Compare cybersquatting, typosquatting, and AI slop.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slopsquatting