People used to laugh at me a lot when I first started learning English...It took me days to understand that I was looking up for the words in the contradictionary !!!
by OzanYurdakul July 28, 2007
Get the contradictionarymug. The Oxford Dictionary recently changed the definition of "literally" to include the figurative definition of "literally". There is therefore literally no definition for "literally" in the dictionary anymore. How contradictionary...
by tobmeister December 26, 2014
Get the Contradictionarymug. When someone thinks they know what a word means, they look it up on urban dictionary, and are presented with a word that is totally opposite of their expectations. (Also known as the entire site).
sean: "I went to urban dictionary and typed in 'wedding', and it came up with 'the procedure used to artificially inseminate cows'. WTF! they should call it urban CONTRAdictionary.
by Seanacious D November 29, 2010
Get the Urban contradictionarymug. UK: /ˌkɒn.trəˈdɪk.ʃəˌner.i/ US: /ˌkɑ n.trəˈdɪk.ʃəˌner.i/ / n.
Definition:
This is definitely me! A portmanteau of “contradiction” and “dictionary,” describing a so‑called “dictionary” that refuses to act like one.
Instead of defining existing words, it invents new ones — gleefully breaking the very rules it pretends to uphold.
Etymology:
From *contradiction* (a statement or concept that contains opposing elements) + *dictionary* (a reference work listing words and their meanings). Coined to capture the paradox of a lexicon that thrives on defying lexicon norms.
Usage:
Used to refer to a playful, self‑aware word collection or persona that subverts the traditional role of a dictionary by creating rather than recording.
Notes:
Often associated with creative word‑makers who treat language as a playground, not a rulebook. The term itself embodies the irony it celebrates.
Definition:
This is definitely me! A portmanteau of “contradiction” and “dictionary,” describing a so‑called “dictionary” that refuses to act like one.
Instead of defining existing words, it invents new ones — gleefully breaking the very rules it pretends to uphold.
Etymology:
From *contradiction* (a statement or concept that contains opposing elements) + *dictionary* (a reference work listing words and their meanings). Coined to capture the paradox of a lexicon that thrives on defying lexicon norms.
Usage:
Used to refer to a playful, self‑aware word collection or persona that subverts the traditional role of a dictionary by creating rather than recording.
Notes:
Often associated with creative word‑makers who treat language as a playground, not a rulebook. The term itself embodies the irony it celebrates.
Examples:
1. Her latest Contradictionary entry had me questioning reality — and my spelling.
2. NeWorDictionary is also known as the Contradictionary — the dictionary that refuses to be one.
3. Urban Dictionary is also a kind of Contradictionary, and perhaps its earliest pioneer.
1. Her latest Contradictionary entry had me questioning reality — and my spelling.
2. NeWorDictionary is also known as the Contradictionary — the dictionary that refuses to be one.
3. Urban Dictionary is also a kind of Contradictionary, and perhaps its earliest pioneer.
by NeWorDictionary September 13, 2025
Get the Contradictionarymug. 
Get the Contradictionarymug.