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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The crowd-sourced dictionary of “urban”* language, that font to which we all repair when seeking the definitive definition of “badonkadonk,”** the Urban Dictionary, has been sworn in in a court of law ...

Sure, your name may have historic or traditional meaning (my own “Gael” refers to “a Gaelic-speaking inhabitant of Ireland, Scotland, or the Isle of Man”). But there might be a hidden definition. On ...

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 ...

Logo of Watson, the supercomputer from IBM (NYSE:IBM) that understands natural language. IBM Corp. Watson, the name for IBM's supercomputer best known for crushing '"Jeopardy!" contestants at their ...

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 ...

Urban Dictionary is a crowd-sourced online dictionary of contemporary slang which attracts approximately 80 million users per month. It is currently ranked as the 23rd most popular website in the US ...

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