There was a time when Urban Dictionary felt essential. Twenty-six years ago, when then-college freshman Aaron Peckham founded ...

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On January 24, 2017, a user by the name of d0ughb0y uploaded a definition to Urban Dictionary, the popular online lexicon that relies on crowdsourced definitions. Under Donald Trump—who, four days ...

Jonathon Green is a scholar of slang, a man who has spent nearly 40 years treating a lowbrow subject with highbrow rigor. Surrounded by glutted bookshelves in his London flat, the 70-year-old can ...

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"Are we no longer saying turnt? Turnt up? Are we done with that?" Gayle asked. Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King's slang knowledge has been put to the test. For the latest episode of OprahMag.com's series ...

A Parents guide to decoding the lingo your kids use in texts, on TikTok, and IRL. Fact checked by Elizabeth Brownfield Teens in each generation develop a unique language of their own—and the same can ...

The Urban Dictionary is a crowdsourced website that records new words and their meanings. It began life in 1999 as a parody of Dictionary.com but has since become an important resource on the Web.

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Has an abbreviation or slang used in texts and on social media left you stumped? Or maybe a meme made you more confused than amused. While the phrases help shorten conversation, their meanings may not ...