English

Proper noun

Urban Dictionary

1. A crowdsourced online dictionary, founded in 1999, allowing users to contribute words they have invented.
   • 2009, Aaron Peckham, Mo' Urban Dictionary: Ridonkulous Street Slang Defined, Andrews McMeel Publishing, ISBN 9780740788925, page 39:

     After Brokeback Mountain, "brokeback" became the new term to describe "something that is gay," according to Urban Dictionary.

   • 2009, Nicholas A. Christakis, James H. Fowler, Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives, Little, Brown, ISBN 9780316071345, page 167:

     That episode hit the zeitgeist, spawning a “Worlds Collide Theory,” which, according to the Urban Dictionary, “states that a man must keep his personal side (i.e., friends) separate from his relationship side (i.e., girlfriend).

   • 2015, Dwayne D. Williams, An RTI Guide to Improving the Performance of African American Students, Corwin Press, ISBN 9781483393674, page 209:

     Educators could refer to sources like the Urban Dictionary to become familiar with words some of their students use.

   • 2015, Andreas Treske, Video Theory: Online Video Aesthetics or the Afterlife of Video, Verlag, ISBN 9783839430583, page 15:

     Static, according to the Urban Dictionary, has much different qualities than the ones we've seen thus far: Static causes friction during intense situations, and is an unnecessary contribution of verbal, physical, and/or emotional aggression.

   • 2015, Ylonda Gault Caviness, Child, Please: How Mama's Old-School Lessons Helped Me Check Myself Before I Wrecked Myself

     Mama didn't need an Urban Dictionary to figure out what we were saying.

   • 2016, Dr. Gregory L. Cruell, The Leaders Competencies, Lulu.com, ISBN 9781483446264, page 166:

     The Urban Dictionary says that results relate to “a form of corporate strategy focused on outcomes and achievements.”

See also

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