In the latest trend to captivate social media, people are searching for their own names on Urban Dictionary and posting the positive and not-so-positive “definitions.” For those unfamiliar with Urban ...

They’re letting the dictionary define them as a person. Urban Dictionary is often viewed as a sophomoric source for dirty words, but now bored social media users have tapped into the crowd-sourced ...

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I’m a word nerd. I like learning the etymology of words and seeing how language changes over time. So I was intrigued when comedian Harris Wittels coined the term “humblebrag” and when Weird Al ...

Urban Dictionary, a crowdsourced reference work, is one of the world's most popular websites. Founded in 1999 by Californian computer science student Aaron Peckham, the site was originally intended as ...

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Urban Dictionary is an alternative dictionary for trendy slang terms and phrases which can be real terms used in life. They may be silly abbreviations, or even offensive at times. Though the platform ...

Like Twitter, Urban Dictionary was created as a way to give people a voice. Founded in 1999 by Aaron Peckham, Urban Dictionary quickly became a modern-day Merriam-Webster, complete with terms and ...

The use of slang in court proceedings can be tricky, especially in criminal cases where an uncommon slang term used by a witness can make a difference in a case. New York Times tech reporter Leslie ...