Urban Dictionary

Urban Dictionary is a Web-based dictionary of slang words and phrases. As of 2009, the site contains over four million definitions. Submissions are regulated by volunteer editors and rated by site visitors, who tend to be youths rather than adults. Time magazine's Anita Hamilton placed the Urban Dictionary on her 50 best websites of 2008 list. The site was founded in 1999 by Aaron Peckham, then a freshman computer science major at California Poly... more

Urban Dictionary is a Web-based dictionary of slang words and phrases. As of 2009, the site contains over four million definitions. Submissions are regulated by volunteer editors and rated by site visitors, who tend to be youths rather than adults. Time magazine's Anita Hamilton placed the Urban Dictionary on her 50 best websites of 2008 list. The site was founded in 1999 by Aaron Peckham, then a freshman computer science major at California Polytechnic State University. The definitions on Urban Dictionary are meant to be those of slang or subculture words, phrases, and phenomena not found in standard dictionaries. Most words have multiple definitions, usage examples, and tags. Many of the entries on Urban Dictionary are "coarse", "profane" or "offensive". A high percentage of entries are sexual. Many appear to be neologisms. Although some of the entries come with pictures, users cannot directly upload pictures into the site. Racist, homophobic or sexist terms are acceptable as long... less