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podictionary
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CNN.com
2005: A Hollywood love story
Chicago Tribune RedEye Edition
Slanguage
Boston Herald
'Ringer' got it right: Experts decry (mis)use of 'retarded'
WLW Cincinnati
QuickDFW
Webster's cooler brother
WBIG Chicago
Warning: Urban Dictionary is addictive and should not be accessed during finals.
movies.com
Mike's Buzz Bin: Snake Slang
adland
Xmas gift tips
For the wordsmiths, linguists and poobleaters that need more ammo, Urban Dictionary might be the perfect gift.
Vega FM Australia
mornings with Dicko
WKSU Ohio
Teenage Slang is Richly Varied and Reflects the Culture of the Millennial Generation
The Pueblo Chieftan
Never too late to broaden your lexicon
I've been studying lately - and my textbook is Urban Dictionary.
WCCO Minneapolis
with Susie Jones
maestro @ journalscribe
The evolution of the English language from lol to bling
podictionary
fiancee
TechNewsWorld
A Leet Primer
WOCM Delaware
The Rude Awakening Show
WPYX Albany
Wakin' Up With The Wolf
WJBC Illinois
with Steve Fast and Beth Whisman
KTRX St. Louis
with Scott St. James and Meme Wolff
November
WWAX Duluth
with Jeanne and Tony
Associated Press
WTF does that mean?
WMJI Cleveland
with Lanigan and Malone
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The golden age of Slang
Associated Press
'Urban Dictionary' has earned its props
xanga
nofa1r
Why is Urban Dictionary blocked by my company? Without Urban Dictionary, how can I be hip on the new lingo?
Cal Poly Magazine
Dude, What's the Meaning of This?
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
W'sup? It's a slang thang
Detroit Free Press
It means, like, 'Sorry!'
WZTK North Carolina
with Allan Handelman
Deseret News
Leisure reading
CBS News
An Ingrate's Thanksgiving
UK Times
Word up
Colorado Springs Independent
Speaking his mind: Nothing's taboo with Carlos Mencia
Newsday
A meatspace debut: Best of Urbandictionary.com now out in paperback
Urban Dictionary: A cultish compendium of old-school and fresh-from-the-street slang.
WBT Charlotte
The John Hancock Show
Vibe
Urban Dictionary Published
KOLE Beaumont
FOX Forum with Dan Gresham
San Luis Obispo Tribune
2005, the lingo
San Antonio Express-News
Scope lexicon for some street cred
Urban Dictionary: The lexicon to help you decipher the lingo.
When faced with any new slang, Urban Dictionary is the place to turn.
chicagoist
40 ounces to freedom
Urban Dictionary: frequently hilarious, invariably informative, and often offensive.
KSRO Santa Rosa
The Marcy Smothers Show
When faced with any new slang, Urban Dictionary is the place to turn.
Dayton Daily News
Urban Dictionary Quiz
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Street slang gets defined - in print
Urban Dictionary: A humorous, hipster handbook of style.
WBAL Baltimore
San Diego Union Tribune
When blogs bite back
South Bend Tribune
Deep-six Webster's
Knox News Sentinel
Chillax with Urban Dictionary
I am learning this whole new language, thanks to my Urban Dictionary.
Dayton Daily News
What do you mean he's retrosexual?
Wall Street Journal
Evoiding pedestrian ways
Southwest Florida News-Press
Chillax with new slang book
Urban Dictionary: Crazy cool or totally gross?
The Dispatch
Insights into teen lexicon
podictionary
slang
If slang is the free expression of the people, then an unregulated site like Urban Dictionary is likely the best place to see the words as they come into use.
Between Random Planets
Don't be a wankbadger
There are more than enough juicy new words here to amuse and entertain you.
Chicago Sun-Times
Never seen this hand sign? You might be shocked
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wheels on the bus go thump... ouch!
Turn on some MTV, load up Urban Dictionary, and let the learning begin.
best msm resources
It's time for a visit to Urban Dictionary to check in on the new phrases being added to the lexicon.
podictionary
idiot
All I know is Urban Dictionary has an endless supply of entertainment.
ualberta blog
plastic crack addict
I have once again fallen in love with Urban Dictionary. What a great time waster.
Sassy Stitches
Tagged!
Anchorage Daily News
An eye on beauty: Metrosexuals
There are a lot of slang resources, but I think Urban Dictionary is particularly interesting and entertaining.
October
The Economic Times (India)
Censor your blog itch or get dooced!
MacAddict
Of All Things Small And Great
Everyone needs an Urban Dictionary to help them out.
MetaFilter
I know what wtf means, but wtf?
If Wikipedia's just too credible for you, there's also Urban Dictionary.
podictionary
magazine
blurbomat
Look it up
Why couldn't I have had Urban Dictionary as a resource in eighth grade?
observatory
You may want to have a look at Urban Dictionary for your next trip to the United States.
Western Illinois University
"Empathy Based Practice" in Stuttering
PC Magazine
Top 101 Web Sites
Bone up your urban vocabulary and get ready to bust out some cool new terms.
Philadelphia Daily News
Owning up to 'man-crush'
Urban Dictionary: A web-based savior for the completely uncool.
strifeheart
I feel informed and somewhat intelligent thanks to Urban Dictionary, dictionary.com, and Google.
In My Mind
Urban Dictionary
Want to know the what the latest slang term means? You can probably find it at Urban Dictionary.
podictionary
tweed
Urban Dictionary: nemesis of the paper dictionary.
The Word Nerds
Our Favorite Resources: Online and Print
We go to Urban Dictionary to get a sense of what words mean to real people.
podictionary
ostracize
Slate
Laura and Harriet
Street language is colourful and creative. Urban Dictionary lets that colour and creativity run amok.
i-cherubini.it
Urban Dictionary
sideways glance @ blogspot
What did you call me?
Whatever the word on the street is, Urban Dictionary is a handy guide to work out what it means.
Urban Dictionary: my one-way ticket to hipsville.
AOL
Parent Resource Center
Overheard a word? Look it up in Urban Dictionary.
Sydney Morning Herald
Dial a drama
Urban Dictionary: Magnificent.
Shellsea
Waking Up is Hard to Do
Urban Dictionary has become quite a lifesaver to me.
news24.com
SA government site hacked
firasd.org
Don't say "Web 2.0"
soul stirrings
american english
The Times Herald
Webster may want to add these words
Boston Blogger
I like cheese
Musings from the Void
Oft overlooked joy: Firefox Searchbar
As a non-native english speaker, I make extensive use of dictionary.com, m-w.com and Urban Dictionary.
Life and Times of a Lipstick Librarian
A word is a word is a word
My company blocks urbandictionary.com and classifies it as offensive and tasteless.
The Suffolk Standard
Metrosexuality and the Evolution of Gender Stereotypes
University of Hawaii
Assignments for Math 241
On Point
Wordwise
Urban Dictionary: An amazing resource for the latest language developments.
September
The Word Nerds
Verbal Put-Downs
The Sandspur
Urban Dictionary: The Dictionary of Slang
There is one place where you can go to find out what these words mean and how they are used: it's Urban Dictionary.
loose wire
The New Cliche
Urban Dictionary: It's the Wikipedia of the streets, biyatch!
kimi b ley
Two too cool websites, ribbed for your pleasure
Visit Urban Dictionary to improve, amaze and expand your vocabulary.
Don't understand urban slang? Look no further.
AZ Central
Wedding sponsors
The Telegraph Online
Making quite a big flap over cow flop
poe-news.com
Urban Dictionary: Education and humor.
VC Magazine
If it's not in Urban Dictionary, it's not being used.
Barnes & Noble
Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined
Amazon Japan
Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined
Amazon UK
Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined
Amazon Canada
Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined
Amazon France
Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined
Amazon Germany
Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined
Amazon Austria
Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined
Amizante (Latvia)
Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined
programmableweb.com
Urban Dictionary
Customer First
Wordsauce
Urban Dictionary: A veritable cornucopia of streetwise lingo, posted and defined by its readers.
Mashable
Object Graph: An Ajax Dictionary
CNN International
CNN Today with Hugh Riminton and Kristie Lu Stout
obli.net
The big family of wikis
Urban Dictionary defines anything your Oxford dictionary won't.
Journalism and Multimedia
user-driven media
This Wikipedia-esque site is what I have found to be the most comprehensive source of general information on the web.
The Crusader
To Pop or Not to Pop: That is the Question
BBC Radio Five Live
Up All Night
The Cornell Daily Sun
Laugh it Out
Jaker's Blog
Internet Explorer's Zing
No dictionary even closely compares to this one.
The Naked Bystander
Let's Get This Explained Lickety Split
Urban Dictionary: a treasure trove of information about current slang and word usage.
Pluck RSS Feed of the Day
Who defines your language?
Urban Dictionary: a cultural reference.
Urban Dictionary is one of my favorite time-killers.
If you don't get it, use Urban Dictionary.
The Times of India
The lingo evolves
The Globe and Mail
Woot! There it is
Urban Dictionary: the online repository of every piece of slang, jargon and cultural flotsam not listed in the library copy of Webster's.
The Friday Thing
The Sign That Says You're Out of Touch
Indiana Statesman
And I was like...
August
Kibeland
A Dictionary for Hip People
From "cool" to "crunk," "dude" to "diggity," "shit" to "shizzle," this website assists those who need a little knowledge dropped on their slang. Word.
The Internet Writing Journal
Jumping the Couch
ABC NewsRadio
Cubular
The Word Nerds
Word Fads
Urban Dictionary: The people's dictionary of slang expressions.
Las Vegas Review-Journal
TV's 'Las Vegas' kicks off LV style
skinnyah
what's the skinny?
Still living in the 20th century? Let Urban Dictionary enlighten you.
The New York Times
Bike-Deep in the Big Muddy
thefunkyicon
Urban Dictionary icons
Chicago Sun-Times
The next big thing is also really small
Malaysia Star
Work the Wiki way
Urban Dictionary: the open source glossary of slang that I absolutely adore.
Wise & Young
How to Speak Our Language
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Those Golden Arches are everywhere
Lexington Herald-Leader
What's a 'hollaback girl'? Not even Webster's is saying
Hello Magazine
Who's that scruffy guy cuddling Katie Holmes?
Independent Online
Tom 'jumping the couch' shows that he lost it
Urban Dictionary: A wonderful tool to further understanding between Brits, Aussies, Kiwis, and Yanks.
brokenshard
Innocent mistake
Make sure you check out Urban Dictionary before you name your company.
Chicago Tribune
Blogs can bite
People Magazine
Catchphrase of the week: Jump the couch
The Observer
Mind your slanguage
Endz, blud, nang and butters: Everyday parlance for many UK teenagers, yet unlikely to be in the Oxford Dictionary of Slang. Try Urban Dictionary.
technoculture + new media
Blurring the line between producer and consumer
Electric New Paper
He jumps the couch
The Daily Telegraph
The meaning of body language
Buffalo News
New lingo
Independent Television News
Cruise cashes in with War Of The Worlds
20 Minuten
Tom Cruise "jumped the couch"
Chicago Sun-Times
Crazy like Cruise? You might as well jump
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cruise out of control
San Francisco Chronicle
Daily Dish: Cruise's Oprah moment spawns new term
WRRM Cincinnati (Mojo 94.9)
Laura's Hollywood Dirt
QuickDFW
It's official - he jumped the couch
All Headline News
Tom Cruise's Antics Inspire Urban Slang
TV Now
A Little Daily News
Hindustan Times
Cruise's 'sofa-jumping' now in dictionary
Indo-Asian News Service
Cruise's Oprah moment spawns new term
contactmusic.com
Cruise's Oprah moment spawns new term
Hollywood.com
Cruise's Oprah moment spawns new term
Detroit Free Press
Hey cupcake, you have a muffin top
The Vindicator
Iffy song lyrics spark controversy at practice
London Free Press
Ye old lexicon gets an infusion of pop culture
With Urban Dictionary providing words like these, who needs the Oxford English Dictionary?
imdb.com
IMDB Hit List
PC Gamer
How to be a Leeroy
Wired Magazine
Even More Cowbell!
July
Kansas City Star
Hollaback girl
The Trentonian
The metrosexual side of rock & roll
clrsql.com
Urban Dictionary Goodness
The Globe and Mail
Social Studies: World o' Slang
lifehacker
Urban Dictionary slang lookup
Urban Dictionary: An essential resource for those wondering what the hell all the cool kids are talking about these days.
Chicago Tribune
Pop culture pimpin'
KZAP Chico
Urban Dictionary is a slang goldmine.
Anil Dash
The Other Wikipedia
South Carolina State
Urbandictionary.com attains international 'cred'
boulderdirt.com
Defining 'slanguage'
Dispatch
Documenting urban slang
The Sacramento Bee
Slant on slang: Sacramentan creates Web site that defines trendy talk
Urban Dictionary: an Internet authority of sorts on casual lingo.
Sometimes you’ll read something offensive. Sometimes you’ll read something completely applicable to your life.
June
The London Line
The way we speak now
Urban Dictionary: the wannabe's Bible.
MSNBC
Defining and discussing the 'man crush'
SF Chronicle
Leah Garchik: Defining "hollaback girl"
body2see
Collected Cleverness
I turn to Urban Dictionary to fill me in.
mkeonline
Get the hang of urban slang
Urban Dictionary: on top of the constant turnover of English slang.
San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce
USA Today
Warning: Your clever little blog could get you fired
miahz
urbanup.com
The San Luis Obispo Tribune
'Learn by doing' doesn't stop at graduation
BBC News
A lexicon of teen speak
The Business Report & Journal
Blogging On The Boss' Time
Boston Herald
'Holla' what? You're not the only one wondering what Gwen Stefani's hit song is about
Mustang Daily
urbandictionary.com: defining your world
May
The Ledger
My Word! English Evolves Quickly
Amazon
Urban Dictionary: Fularious Street Slang Defined
Tucson Weekly
Acey: Not Alone
amonstrosity
High school graduation speech
Andy Ihnatko
The Mac OS X Tiger Book: Just what is this user doing?
V is for Viagra. The honorable Urban Dictionary has an entry.
diacritic
Language Reform: Talking not Walking
Baltimore Sun
O.C. residents make waves about show
stuff.co.nz
The rise of hip-hop's foul cousin 'Crunk'
The Age
Hip-hop's cousin is crying foul
Valley Advocate
Kind Bud vs. Hadley Grass
Google Answers
chat language
University of Zurich
Modes of Pornographic Realism: What makes Pornography the Romanticism of Today
KSBY San Luis Obispo
April
Boston Globe
More cowbell? Yes, please, we've got a fever
NBC4 Los Angeles
Hospital workers sickened by marijuana brownies
The Tribune, San Luis Obispo
Covert pot? Snack sickens Sierra Vista workers
Gawker
Anne Ho-ulter
Urban Dictionary: Always enjoyable.
The Tribune, San Luis Obispo
Slang's His Thizzle
The unlikely authority for global popular culture.
BBC News Election Blog
Return to boom
Urban Dictionary: excellent research tool.
Guardian Unlimited Election Weblog
Baby boomers
news.com.au
Date with Destiny
Oregon Mail Tribune
Slang finds a home in Urban Dictionary
Arizona Daily Wildcat
The facts about marijuana
azcentral.com
Newest high school dance no-no: Freak dancing
Moldy Peaches
Urban Dictionary is not your father's Webster's
Read and click at your own peril.
Daily Barometer
Cheer up, Emo kid, life isn't that bad
Orlando Sentinel
Site delivers the word on today's world
Baltimore Sun
Defining all the words your kids use, both witty and profane
Urban Dictionary is the home of slang.
Christian Science Monitor
The niceties of wickedness and silliness
Warning: Surfer discretion advised.
San Luis Obispo Tribune
Weeding out the astroturf
dissonance
Having a skive
Language is a fluid, subjective, dynamic creature. Definitions are not fact but a matter of perspective.
Ask Yahoo!
When and where did the slang term "peeps" come from?
Yale Daily News
Cheap laughs are a click away
March
Daily Free Press
Descending into the Madness
Miami Herald
We're soaking in a culture obsessed with cool
Columbia Chronicle Online
The Games People Play
San Francisco Chronicle
A little South out West
AskMen.com
Site of the Day
normanrschultz.org
Urban Dictionary is a living, breathing source of information.
Miami Herald
EA Sports builds 'Street' cred
MSNBC
Test Pattern: A world of slang
Want to know what they're saying on the street? Urban Dictionary is your best resource.
The Cavalier Daily
I love technology
University of Washington
A Perfect Moral Storm: Climate Change, Intergenerational Ethics and the Problem of Corruption
February
BBC Radio 4
Why has the chav been demonised?
Experimental Linguistics
Semantics
Experimental Linguistics
Fo’ rizzle, dizzle: A short history of izz and izzle
Daily O'Collegian
The 'slut' myth
BetaNews
Microsoft Teaches Parents 'Leetspeek'
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: Twatty Girl
Daily Kent Stater
ur*ban dic*tio*nary
The Star (Malaysia)
Bai Ling's lust for the limelight
The News-Press (Southwest Florida)
Estero student feels 'booty' suspension is bum rap
January
New York Times
Mommy (and Me)
Cornell Daily Sun
One Nasty Column
The Independent Voice
There’s a lot to laugh at on this internet anthology of jargon, slang and colloquialisms.
The Pilot
The Hart Speaks
Philadelphia Inquirer
Solving crimes by the 'Numb3rs'
The London Times
Week on the Web
warwick.ac.uk
A Bottomless Mine of Filth
BBC News
Looming pitfalls of work blogs
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